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Kalinangan Refereed Journal

Volume no. 24 | 2017/11
Issue no. 1


Title
HOSTILE SEXISM, BENEVOLENT SEXISM AND MASCULINITY AS PREDICTORS OF SUBSTANCE USE TENDENCIES AMONG MARRIED AND UNMARRIED ADULT MALES IN BATANGAS CITY
Author
Abanico, Lizette and Mendoza, John Olivher C.
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Abstract
Society entails a definition of who people really are as individuals, and part of this definition is the gender norms and ideologies that give the concept on how they should act that may result to either positive or negative outcomes. This study intended to explore the relationship of hostile sexism, benevolent sexism and masculinity to the substance use tendencies of married and unmarried adult males in Batangas City. The researchers also determined if there exists a significant difference between the two groups. The scope of this study involved 200 adult males ages 40-65, currently engaged in alcohol and cigarette use (n=200, 100 for married and 100 for unmarried adult men). The researchers used quantitative method with the support of qualitative data. T-test and Pearson-R were also used to determine the results in the quantitative while Thematic Analysis for the qualitative data. The results showed no significant relationship between hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, masculinity and substance use tendencies among married adult males while there is a highly significant relationship between benevolent sexism and substance use tendencies among unmarried adult males. Meanwhile, there is a highly significant difference on hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, masculinity and substance use tendencies between married and unmarried adult males.
Keywords
hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, masculinity, substance use tendencies, married adult males, unmarried adult males
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