Chapter 16: How Different? Flashcards
1
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What is Gender Convergence
A
- the notion that women and men are becoming more similar
- which has occurred over the past 40 years
- positive?
2
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How have women become more like men
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- genders are more similar than different
- Education gender gap decreasing
- sexual attitudes have become more similar
3
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How have men become more like women
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- needing/ providing support
- men becoming more like women in this aspect
4
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What cant a men be more like a woman
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- rigid gender stereotypes
- no social rewards
- women do not want men to be feminine but accept the value of femininity (smart, self-reliant, strong, affectionate, sensitive)
5
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What is the Maximalist View
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- view that men and women have large differences
6
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The Minimalist View
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- holds that the differences between men and women are small compared to their similarities
7
Q
Gender differences in ability
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- large for physical size and strength
- small for mental abilities (women write and men mental rotation)
- behavioural differences (aggression)
8
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Differences in choices between the genders
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- reflect social expectations for what is appropriate for men and women
- small ability differences but can become large differences careers and majors
9
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Differences in preferred style of friendships
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- men: material (activities)
- women: social support (intimacy)
10
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Differences in emotional intimacy
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- men: physical
- women: emotional
11
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Differences in lifestyle choices
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- men: body image
- women: healthy lifestyle
12
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Differences in expression of negative feelings
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- men: avoidant coping
- Women: rumination
13
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What is the “war between the sexes”
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- conflict that most women and men do not want
14
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Barriers to gender equality
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- traditionalism
