Assertiveness as a Characteristic of Females in Male-Female Relationships in Selected Adolescent Novels from 1967-1976 and 1977-1986

<p>This descriptive study dealt with the subject of female assertiveness in male-female relationships as portrayed in adolescent novels. The hypotheses were that a more contemporary attitude toward women would be reflected in the past decade's literature for adolescents by featuring women who act more assertively in dating relationships, and that there would be a difference in the behavior of females in the novels published between 1967 - 1976 and those published between 1977 and 1986 with females of the former period assuming a more passive role in male-female relationships. Fifteen representative novels of each period were analyzed, and data were collected through use of a checklist of specified behaviors of women. Data were also analyzed to ascertain whether the sex of the protagonist or the sex of the author had a bearing on the dating behavior of females in the novels.</p> <p>The results indicated that the novels of the latter decade portrayed female protagonists and other major female characters as behaving more assertively in dating relationships than in the first decade's sample. Females were found to act more assertively in novels with male protagonists; however, no major differences were noted due to author gender.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Specialist in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year

1987

Author dc:creator

• Hagler, Wanda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. James Brewbaker
• Dr, Lee Friedman
• Dr. Anita Whitman

• Female
• Male
• Sex
• Assertiveness
• Protagonist
• Male-Female Relationships
• Adolescent Novels
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Liberal Studies

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/593

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1622