Sex-role stereotypes Flashcards

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1
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What is sex?

A

whether an individual is biologically female or male

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What is gender?

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social/psychological characteristics of males and females

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What was Seavey et als 3 conditions?

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adult RPS told a baby dressed in yellow was either:

  • boy
  • girl
  • weren’t told babies gender
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What were participants in Seavey’s research left to do?

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left to play with baby in a room containing a ball, a doll and a plastic ring

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What did the RPS in Seavey’s research give to babies if they thought they were male/female etc?

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doll - girl
ring - boy
no gender told - tried to work it out by its perceived strength

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What did Langlois and Dawns compare?

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peers and mothers reactions to preschoolers play with gender opposite toys

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What did Langlois and Dawns find?

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when boys played with girls toys, mothers accepted it but male peers ridiculed and even hit them

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Who was in Urberg’s studies?

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children aged 3-12

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What were the children in Urberg’s stories told?

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told stories that stressed sex-role stereotypical characteristics

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What happened after each story in Urberg’s?

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children had to state whether the child in the story was male or female

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What was found in Urberg’s research?

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children attributed positive characteristics to their own to their own gender and negative to non-gender

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What do sex-role stereotypes vary greater by?

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culture which suggests that sex-roles are culturally transmitted

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Who are subjected to criticism?

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the media

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How might we see a movement towards uniform sex-role stereotypes?

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globalisation and the breaking down of cultural beliefs

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