A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Courses | Zendy

Langlais Michael R. | Zendy; Asay Sylvia | Zendy; Mitchell Vaterlaus J. | Zendy; Walker Anthony B. | Zendy

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A Qualitative Examination of Male Enrollment in Family Science Courses

Author(s) -

Langlais Michael R.,

Asay Sylvia,

Mitchell Vaterlaus J.,

Walker Anthony B.

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

family and consumer sciences research journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1552-3934

pISSN - 1077-727X

DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12229

Subject(s) - gender balance , psychology , qualitative research , medical education , stigma (botany) , developmental psychology , social psychology , family medicine , medicine , gender studies , social science , sociology , psychiatry

This qualitative study examines undergraduate perspectives concerning the paucity of male students in family science courses. Two hundred and eighty‐eight students from three universities answered open‐ended questions concerning male enrollment in these courses. Although participants described a social stigma regarding women in family science, males believed that females are more likely to take family science courses because females are more concerned with family. Females believed that males are afraid or uncomfortable with family science topics. Participants believed that increasing awareness, gender‐targeted advertising, and dispelling stereotypes would promote male enrollment. Implications regarding gender balance in family sciences are discussed.

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