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PIP Questionnaire on Topfreedom - please fill in

Hi everyone, please fill in my questionnaire on "Topfreedom". I'll explain what "Topfreedom" is, please read on.

Well first, the hypothesis of my society & culture PIP topic is:
In the West, how come it is socially acceptable for males to be bare-chested in public, but not women?

I am trying to find out why our society values and attitudes prohibit women from being shirtless in public while men are allowed to. I mean, guys can be topless, right? So why can't women? This is what I have researched for my secondary research and now I'm doing my primary research (this questionnaire).

Just to let you know, "Topfreedom" is a feminist, women's rights movement, which states "to accord women the right to be 'topfree' in public in the same places where men also have that right". Being "topfree" basically means the right to be bare-chested, and is a word without the indecency connotations of "topless".

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Values Questionnaire – Topfreedom


Gender: M / F

Age ____ Suburb/City _____________________________
Religion __________________________________ (or leave blank if no religion)
Cultural heritage ________________________________________

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of these
statements:
1. Women should be allowed to be topfree by choice
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


2. Women should be allowed to be topfree in the same places where men are (such as public parks, beaches, pools and outdoors)
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


3. Topfree women with NO "sexual or commercial" intent are decent.
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


4. Allowing women to be topfree would increase the likelihood of sex crimes
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


Please explain





5. If women are not allowed to be topfree in public, men should also be required to cover their chest.
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


Please explain





6. Religion forbids this kind of activity
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree

Please explain




7. Legalizing Topfreedom would promote greater gender equality
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neither Agree nor Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree


8. Do you believe women’s breasts are considered sexual in the Western culture?
YES / NO


If answered YES, do you think women’s breasts:
a. Should be censored by the media?
YES / NO

b. Should banned from exposure by women in public?
YES / NO

Please explain



Please tick only ONE which you feel most strongly about:
9. Topfreedom is more of a rights issue or a morals issue?
a. Rights ___
b. Morals ___

10. Women’s breasts are more sexual organs or nurturing organs?
a. Sexual __
b. Nurturing __

Do you give permission for your responses to be used as reference and statistical information in my PIP?
Yes __
No __

Date: _________

Thankyou very much for completing this questionnaire.
 
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