An Study on the Relationship Between Gender Believes and Family Function of Kourd and Fars Students

The main purpose of this research was to study comparatively the relation-ship between gender beliefs and the family function of Kurdish and Fars students. Correlational research method was employed in order to examine the relationship between variables. 200 stu-dents from each ethnicity (100 male 100 female) and in total 400 students were selected from university of Kermanshah and Shahid beheshti University based on convenience sampling.Mean of scores for family function subscales and gender roles were com-puted and compared for independent samples. Also Pearson Correlation Coe-fficient between family function com-ponents and gender beliefs were mea-sured. Findings revealed that there was not any signifycant relationship between gender roles’ beliefs and family function in Fars students. In Kourd students, significant relationship between andro-gynous belief and problem solving factor was found. Also we obtained sig-nificant relationship between the abso-lutely feminine belief and problem sol-ving, affective involvement, affective responsiveness, behavior control, and family general function. Comparison of the family function of Kurdish with Fars indicated significant differences betw-een groups in affective involvement fa-ctor. Based on the obtained findings, it can be concluded that national and cul-tural elements are effective elements that can impact the relationship between gender believes and family function. It also can be imagined that Kourds and Fars families are different in affective involvement criterion between their members and showing their interests and sentiments to the other members of the family.