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What is the definition of a gender? |
The sociocultural and psychological dimensions of being male or female |
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What is a gender role? |
A set of expectations that prescribes how females and males should think, act, and feel. |
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What is a social role theory? |
States that gender differences result from the contrasting roles of females and males, with females having less power and status and control fewer resources than males. |
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What is the social cognitive theory of gender? |
The view that emphasizes that children's and adolescents' gender development is influenced by observation and imitation of gender behavior, and by rewards and punishments they experience for gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate behavior. |
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What is the cognitive theory of gender? |
In this view, children's gender-typing occurs after they have developed a concept of gender. Once they begin to consistently conceive of themselves as male or female, children often organize their world on the basis of gender. |
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What is a gender schema theory? |
According to this theory, an individual's attention and behavior are guided by an internal motivation to conform the gender-based sociocultural standards and stereotypes. |
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What is a schema? |
A cognitive structure, a network of association that guides an individual's perceptions |
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What is a gender schema? |
A cognitive structure that organizes the world in terms of male or female. |
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What are gender stereotypes? |
Broad categories that reflect our impressions and beliefs abouts females and males |
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What is sexism? |
Prejudice and discrimination against an individual because of her or his sex |
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What is Rapport talk? |
The language of conversation, establishing connections, and negotiating relationships. Females engage in this type of talk more than males do. |
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What is report talk? |
Talk that gives information, public speaking is an example. |
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What is androgyny? |
The presence of a high degree of desirable feminine and masculine characteristics in the same individual. Ex: the androgynous individual might be a male who is both assertive and sensitive to others' feelings. |
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What are gender-role transcendence? |
the belief that, when an individual's competence is at issue, it should be conceptualized not on the basis of masculinity, femininity, or androgyny but, rather, on a person basis. We should think of ourselves as people, not as masculine or feminine or androgynous |
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What is the gender intensification hypothesis? |
This hypothesis states that psychological and behavioral differences between boys and girls become greater during early adolescent because of increased socialization pressure to conform to masculine and feminine gender roles |
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How does the media influence gender stereotypes? |
- stereotype guys and girls |
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When does a person realize what gender role he or she plays in a society? |
in a classroom, if someone were to be the only boy, he will notice he stands out, as well as through their parents. |
