Mu'tah University Post Graduate Students Level of Knowledge about the Concept of Gender

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This study aimed to identify the Level of knowledge and intellectual standard of  awareness and discrimination of higher studies students in Mu'tah university for the contents and indicators about both the concept of gender and the concept of  sex  on the intellectual and the normative levels . In addition, the study  aimed to identify their awareness for gender, justice and production , and to determine the statistical differences in their awareness based on their demographic and educational characteristics . To achieve the goals of  the study , the analytic descriptive approach , and field survey for collecting data using a questionnaire were utilized . Results of the study indicated that Mu'tah university students' level of awareness about  gender , sex m and socialization roles in utilizing them came medium with a mean of ( 3.23 ) . Results also indicated that students' awareness about gender, justice and production came at medium level with a mean of ( 3.168).