Chapter 11 Flashcards
agentic
characteristics associated with men, such as independent, strong, and self-confident
cisgender
people who are gender-conforming
communal
characteristics associated with women, such as emotional, helpful, and kind
discrimination-affection paradox
the fact that women are viewed more positively than men but gender based discrimination still exists
face-ism
men tend to be represented by their faces and women tend to be represented by their bodies
gender belief system
encompasses the stereotype content, attitudes toward the appropriate roles for women and men, and perceptions of those who violate gender-based expectations
gender polarization
people believe what is masculine is not feminine and what is feminine is not masculine
heterosexism
the ideological system that prescribes heterosexuality and denies and stigmatizes sexual-minority groups
hyper-masculinity
an extreme form of masculine gender expectations that conveys the message that men should be tough and violent and have callous attitudes toward women and sex
role congruity theory
people observe men and women in their designated social roles and then draw conclusions about their characteristics
sexual orientation hypothesis
the prediction that people are more likely to believe feminine men are gay and masculine women are lesbians
sexual prejudice
refers to the negative attitude toward an individual based on their membership in a group defined by sexual attraction
sexual stigma
negative regard, inferior status, and relative powerlessness to any nonheterosexiual behavior
subtypes
categories that are subordinate to the more basic social categories
transphobia
negative attitudes towards people who are non-gender conforming, more specifically transgender individuals
