gender ; sex-role stereotypes (textbook print off)

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define sex
a person's biological status of male / female
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define gender
social / psychological characteristics of masculinity or femininity
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what can generalisation of masculinity to all males and femininity of all females lead to?
sex-role stereotypes
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SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES
SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES
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define sex-role stereotypes
shared beliefs regarding what is / isn't appropriate male / female behaviour
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when accepted by majority what do these beliefs become?
norms
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which are?
rules we expect people to follow
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leading to?
pressure to conform
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these sex-role stereotypes then become taught as part of?
socialisation
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where each generation learns how to behave from?
the previous generation's ideals
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FEMALE SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES
FEMALE SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES
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what are females often referred to as?
the 'fairer sex'
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list as many common attributes you can think of GO! (hint: i have 6)
caring or nurturing / friendly + co-operative / passive / emotional / talkative / domestic
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MALE SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES
WHAT I SAID ON THE FRONT!!!
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males are often referred to as?
the 'dominant sex'
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list as many common attributes as you can thing of GO! (hint: there's also 6)
independent / loud / physical / less emotional / aggressive / strong
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INFLUENCE OF STEREOTYPES ON GENDER
INF. OF STEREOTYPES ON GENDER
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once stereotypes have been accepted as norms who will be expected to live up to them?
each generation
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what will reflect these expectations?
the way people are treated
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RESEARCH EVIDENCE - SEAVEY ET AL ('75)
RESEARCH
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introduced adults to?
'baby x'
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what colour clothing was the baby dressed in?
yellow
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how many conditions were there?
3
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what was each group told about gender?
one group boy, one group girl, one group neither
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when did the adults give the baby a doll?
when told it was a girl
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which gender were sex-stereotyped toys used more often with?
girls
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RESEARCH EVIDENCE - ECCLES ET AL ('90)
THAT WAS V LONG I'M NOT WRITING THAT AGAIN
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found parents often influence children's activity choices on basis of?
gender-typical encouragement
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supporting which idea?
that socialisation may continue stereotyping
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EVALUATION - STRENGTH
JONAH RYAN 2020
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sex-role stereotypes are likely to differ with each?
culture
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supporting what idea?
that gender roles are influenced more by social than biological factors
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EVALUATION - WEAKNESS
RICHARD T. SPLETT... I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID T.... MY MIDDLE NAME IS BRIAN
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what may societal sex-role stereotyping place on children?
invisible 'barriers' of expectations
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if boys are encouraged to play sport more than girls, what may the girls start to think?
it's abnormal for them to want to take part
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likewise what may a boy think about wanting to become a nurse?
may be afraid of being labelled to 'caring', a feminine trait
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