A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures

This thesis presents a comparison between two culturally different countries in terms of gender differences causing inequality in the working and domestic life. France, one of the pioneer countries in terms of fighting for women’s rights, but at the same time strongly paternalistic and chauvinist as...

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Main Author: Galy-Badenas, Flora
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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title A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
title_full A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
title_fullStr A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
title_full_unstemmed A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
title_short A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere
title_sort qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere a comparison of the french and finnish cultures
title_sub a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
title_txtP A qualitative study of male and female perceptions in differences in the working and domestic sphere : a comparison of the French and Finnish cultures
topic Social role theory organizational readiness theory gender cross-cultural communication France Finland kulttuurienvälinen viestintä Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication 3134 sukupuoli sosiaalinen rakenne työelämä Ranska Suomi
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