Gender Socialization and Gender Stereotypes Flashcards
boys and girls are expected to behave in a way that I acceptable in society.
-those who d not agree to gender-fixed
patterns are prejudiced and ostracized
by members
-Gender is interactional, rather than
individual
Socialization
Facets associated with gender roles and socialization
- Family
- School
- Labor
- Government
- Language
is the time when they start to explore gender
identity and sexuality comprehensively
Adolescence
is a widely held, simpliefied, and
essentialist belief about a specific group.
stereotype
FOUR BASIC KINDS
OF STEREOTYPES
- Personality Traits
- Domestic Behaviors
- Occupations
- Physical Appearance
expected to be accommodating and emotional, expected to do the household chores, expected to be a teacher, nurse, etc. and expected to be thin and graceful.
Women
expected to be aggressive and self confident, expected to take the finance and be the provider, expected to be a doctor, pilot, fireman, engineer etc. and expected to be muscular and tall.
Men
are dangerous because they can cause
a person to be disoriented in perception. when individuals don’t conform to our gender stereotypes, the result can lead to discrimination and unequal, or create unequal and unfair treatment.
Gender stereotypes