Cross-Сultural Study of Gender Differences in Values
The aim of the article is to determine the gender differences in individual values of youth on the basis of cross-cultural empirical research. Methods. The method of diagnosing the individual values of a personality by the method of pairwise comparison of 11 generalized values according to S. Bubnova. Results. There are gender differences in values between boys and girls representing different ethnocultural communities. It has been established that the more the differences in male and female roles are fixed in the culture, the more significant are gender differences in individual values. At the same time, among representatives of traditional cultures, Chechen and Dagestan youth, gender differences are expressed in a greater preference by young men for values related to social activity and social recognition, and among girls - the values of safety and caring for others. The relatively high importance of the value of cognition for boys and the value of communication for girls has no connection with ethnocultural differences. Conclusions. Differences between young men and women in individual values reflect cultural expectations about gender roles, which are internalized in the process of ethnic socialization. Sociocultural changes in modern society, which determine the social activity of women, come into conflict with gender inequality, which contributes to the activation of the feminist movement in Russia.