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Cultural and Social Contexts and Influencing Factors

Cultural and Social Contexts and Influencing Factors

Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781466658608|ISBN10: 1466658606|EISBN13: 9781466658615
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5860-8.ch005
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Sonja Bernhardt. "Cultural and Social Contexts and Influencing Factors." Women in IT in the New Social Era: A Critical Evidence-Based Review of Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change, IGI Global, 2014, pp.97-126. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5860-8.ch005

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S. Bernhardt (2014). Cultural and Social Contexts and Influencing Factors. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5860-8.ch005

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Sonja Bernhardt. "Cultural and Social Contexts and Influencing Factors." In Women in IT in the New Social Era: A Critical Evidence-Based Review of Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5860-8.ch005

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Abstract

The first two layers of the STEMcell Model are detailed in this chapter: the cultural and social contexts and their influencing factors. These are largely identified in the voluminous preceding research. Key cultural influencing factors are popular culture, cultural norms, parental expectations, and occupational culture. Key social influencing factors are stereotypes, role modelling, mentoring, clubs, networks, media, peers, family, hygiene factors, and social norms. These factors and the degree of their actual influence are discussed critically, highlighting potential warning signs and issues. The overall conclusion is that, with the exception of cultures that strictly limit female participation, both the contexts themselves and interventions targeted at them have much less influence than is commonly assumed.

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