Görmüş, Alparslan Şahin Uşak Üniversitesi - İşletme Bölümü, Turkey , Aydin, Serdar Uşak Üniversitesi - İşletme Bölümü, Turkey , Ergin, Gülfiz Uşak Üniversitesi - İşletme Bölümü, Turkey

Examining Communication Skills of Business Administration Department Students within the Context of Sex Roles

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The aim of this research is to investigate communication skills of university students within the context of sex roles. The sample of the research consists 187 students (125 female, 62 male) who voluntarily accept filling the questionary. In this study Communication Skills Evaluation Scale (CSES) which is prepared by Korkut (1996), Bem’s Sex Roles Inventory (BSRI) which is established by Bem (1974) and adapted to Turkish by Kavuncu (1987) and demographic features form which is prepared by researchers are used to collect data. There was no significant difference in students’ communication skills in terms of sex. However, there is a significant difference according to sex roles while communication skills of androgynous group being the highest and those of undifferetiated being the lowest. Moreover, communication skills of androgynous group is statistically higher than undifferentiated and masculine groups and feminine groups are statistically higher than undifferentiated. The results were discussed in terms of their relation to age, class and place of birth but there was no significant difference according to communication skills.

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Communication skills , gender , sex roles

Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Social Sciences

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