Attitudes toward Unisex Clothing

남여의복 동일화에 관한 태도 연구 -대전과 공주군 장기면을 중심으로-

  • Kim Jae Sook (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Nam National University) ;
  • Park Chun Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Nam National University) ;
  • Lee Young Sun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Nam National University)
  • 김재숙 (충남대학교 이과대학 의류학과) ;
  • 박춘순 (충남대학교 이과대학 의류학과) ;
  • 이영선 (충남대학교 이과대학 의류학과)
  • Published : 1982.11.01

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the relationships among the variables of unisex attitudes toward clothing, sex-role identification, hobbies and preferences, age, and educational level and (2) to find out any significant differences in the acceptance of unisex clothing between rural and urban residents and between males and females. The following results were obtained by interviewing 127 females and 117 males. (1) The acceptance of unisex clothing for females was generally higher than for males. (2) Younger and more educated persons had higher tendency in the acceptance of unisex clothing. (3) Persons with higher unisex attitude toward sex-role identification showed higher acceptance of unisex clothing and persons with higher unisex attitude toward hobbies and preferences seemed to have higher acceptance of unisex clothing for females. (4) Females showed higher tendency in the acceptance of unisex clothing for females than for males. (5) No significant differences were found in the acceptance of unisex clothing between rural and urban residents.

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