dc.contributor.advisor	Braun, Joseph
dc.contributor.author	Shapiro, Alexander
dc.contributor.department	GVPT	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-15T13:10:59Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-15T13:10:59Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-14
dc.description.abstract	Females study abroad at disproportionately higher rates than males do throughout U.S. universities. This paper proposes and tests a novel theory on the cause of this gender gap, using primary survey data and secondary sources. The author theorizes that males study abroad at lower rates because a perception exists that study abroad is an un-masculine, or "un-manly," endeavour. The author hypothesizes that males who believe a high rate of males at their school study abroad will be more likely to study abroad than males that believe a low rate of males at their school study abroad. This hypothesis is tested through a survey experiment, which uses a memory game to present respondents with statistics showing varying levels of male participation in study abroad at the University of Maryland. The author finds that males who believe a high rate of males at their school study abroad are strongly, but not significantly, more likely to study abroad in the future, than males who believe a low rate of males at their school study abroad. This effect becomes significant when controlling for financial aid. The author makes an unexpected finding that males with financial access to travel outside of study abroad are strongly and significantly less likely to study abroad than males without financial access to travel outside of study abroad. When presented with a statistic showing a high rate of male participation in study abroad, males with access to travel become strongly and significantly more likely to study abroad.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/M22K1H
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19154
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	study abroad	en_US
dc.subject	masculinity	en_US
dc.subject	social pressure	en_US
dc.title	Is it Manly to Study Abroad? Perceptions of Masculinity in Study Abroad	en_US
dc.type	Original Research Paper	en_US

Is it Manly to Study Abroad? Perceptions of Masculinity in Study Abroad

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