Chapter 11- Gender Flashcards
sex definition
biological differences
- anatomy and chromosomes
gender
all characteristics related to maleness and femaleness
- social roles and identities
gender stereotype
beliefs about how men and women differ cognitively, socially, emotionally and behaviourally
cultural differences when asked if men are aggressive
over 90% in north america said yes
65% in nigeria said yes
cultural differences when asked if women are emotional
98% in north america said yes
65% in nigeria said yes
how do cultural studies show gender stereotypes to be true/false
if true should remain universally consistent
mitchell and martin studies about professors and students
asked students to rate exactly same professors- one was male and one was female
- rated female lower
12 months old with toys
stare equally as long for gender stereotype toys
18 month old with toys
look longer at stereotypical toys for gender
when do they look longer at unexpected gender roles
age 2
- men applying lipstick
inherit gender bias study with moms/babies crawling down hill
moms underestimated girls and overestimated boys
when do children have a stable schema of gender
4-6
are girls better at language and boys better at math
no- myth
why do girls do better in school
behaviour more suited for school- want to please teachers
what is the consistent cognitive finding of boys
boys/men have better spatial ability
are the evolutionary explainations true?
no- both men and women needed spatial skills
why are there stereotypes
self-fullfilling prophecy
confirmation bias
