Vol. 4, Issue 10, Part B (2018)

Abstract
Parenting is undoubtedly a gendered activity because both parent and child gender is of essence. Beliefs, behaviors and structures are all organized by gender. Both Child characteristics and parental influences interact to consolidate gender differences in children. The present study was undertaken to assess gendered role attitude of parents towards children’s personality traits. The study was based upon the sample of 120 nuclear families selected purposively from Udaipur city. 40 mothers and 40 fathers each were selected from families having their eldest child as preschooler, school aged and adolescent. Data was collected through a gendered expectations scale developed by the investigator and was standardized by calculating validity and Reliability of the scale. The findings of the study reveal that greater percentage of respondents in all the stages had androgynous or gender neutral expectations towards traits of their children however there was decline in androgynity or corresponding increase in traditionality as we progressed from preschool stage towards adolescence stage. Fathers were slightly more traditional than mothers however the difference was found to be non-significant for all the stages.