Stereotyping

Question 1

Mirror Media

Answer 1

Children can recognize characters like themselves, building a sense of self-esteem and significance

Question 2

Window Media

Answer 2

media that introduced consumers to characters whose lives are different from their own

Question 3

Heterosexual Script (HS)

Answer 3

relays how males and females are expected to act in sexual and romantic situations

Question 4

4 components of the HS

Answer 4

1. sexual double standard
2. power in romance and courtship
3. attitudes towards commitment
4. attitudes towards homosexuality (e.g. male-oriented homophobia and appropriation of female homosexuality)

Question 5

Common Themes in HS

Answer 5

Power in Romance and sexual double standard

Question 6

Factors of LGBTQ picture books

Answer 6

LGBTQ parents explaining to kids that they love each other just as much as hetero parents, conform normality of children of LGBTQ parents, etc.
Focus not generally on children being LBGTQ

Question 7

Stereotypes seen in adolescent LGBTQ stories

Answer 7

Gay males tend to be fashionable while lesbians tend to be masculine

Question 8

Issues in adolescent LGBTQ stories

Answer 8

-Repetitive LBGTQ plots suggesting that homosexuality is a problem that needs to be dealt with
-little diversity in characters
-few stories about bisexual, trans, or queer characters

Question 9

Gender stereotypes

Answer 9

fixed and oversimplified beliefs about the ways in which men and women ought to think, feel, behave, etc.

Question 10

Gender roles attitudes

Answer 10

beliefs about the appropriateness of stereotypes for males and females

Question 11

Instrumental roles

Answer 11

direct men to be procreators, protectors, and providers

Question 12

Expressive roles

Answer 12

direct women to be warm, sensistive, and sympathetic

Question 13

What are some personality traits seen in gender representative modern children’s books?

Answer 13

Males- independent and creative
Female- dependent and submissive

Question 14

Demonstrating benevolent sexism

Answer 14

1. women in traditional female roles are idealized
2. women are viewed as “delicate creatures” requiring protection
3. women are portrayed as overly romantic

Question 15

Adult ______ are more likely to appear in stories and illustrations than adult _______.

Answer 15

Males, females

Question 16

What roles do men and women often have in books for middle childhood?

Answer 16

Males are farmers, laborers, etc.
Femals are more likely to be an unsalaried house person

Question 17

Females and males in cartoons

Answer 17

Females are more likely than males to show fear, act romantic, be polite and supportive

Question 18

Females and males on movie posters

Answer 18

More powerful males and submissive females
Females underrepresented in movie posters

Question 19

Gender representation in products marketed to children

Answer 19

Boys play with action figures and girls play with dolls and diaries

Question 20

True or False: Media accurately reflects how men and women behave.

Answer 20

False. It reflects the way society would have us believe they behave

Question 21

Goffman’s categories of gendered power dynamics

Answer 21

Ritualization of subordination, character acts cute or childlike, licensed withdrawal

Question 22

Categories of power dynamics

Answer 22

Relative size, function ranking, feminine/masculine touch, ritualization of subordination, licensed withdrawl

Question 23

Stereotypes within groups

Answer 23

Lighter-skinned children see themselves represented more often than darker-skinned children

Question 24

Counter-stereotypes in modern cartoons

Answer 24

African-Americans engaged in more prosocial acts and fewer anti-social acts than members of other races

Question 25

Race representation in commercials

Answer 25

Whites are primary speakers and spokesperson
People of color are background members

Question 26

Commercials aired during children’s telvision

Answer 26

African-Americans more likely to be eating sandwiches/fast food than eating at home

Question 27

Stereotypes in Video Games

Answer 27

Asian characters- fighters
African-Americans- athletes
Latinos- background gangsters

Question 28

Characters in STEM Tv shows

Answer 28

White > African Americnas
Adults: Male > Female
Children: Male=Female

Question 29

Gender Stereotypes

Answer 29

fixed and oversimplified beliefs about the ways in which men and women ought to think, feel, behave, etc.

Question 30

Gender Roles Attitudes

Answer 30

beliefs about the appropriateness of stereotypes for males and females

Question 31

Why does it matter if adoelscent girls watch stereotyped media?

Answer 31

High levels of depression and anxiety, lower self-esteem, greater likeliehood of developing eating disorders

Question 32

Why does it matter if adolescent boys watch stereotyped media?

Answer 32

Depression, psychological distress, substance use, attitudes more supportive of dating and sexual violence, higher levels of risk taking

Question 33

Positive results of research about media and race

Answer 33

Children from communities of color generally feel better about themselves after seeing media with same-race characters

Question 34

Negative effects of seeing own race

Answer 34

Black youth who watched more hours per week of Black sitcoms perceived themselves to be less capable of doing well in science

Question 35

Results of research on prejudice reduction

Answer 35

Relative to control condition(read to about Quidditch), hearing/discussing Harry Potter passages related to prejudice improved out-group attitudes
Regardless of condition, identification with Voldemort was associated with more negative attitudes towards immigrants

Question 36

In reducing prejudice video serious, racially diverse puppets were used to model…

Answer 36

behaviors like resisting peer pressure and problem solving and though processes like challenging stereotypes