PSY 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Stereotype, Nonverbal Communication, Plastic Surgery
17 Mar 2016
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Strong version: language directly causes certain behavior in members of a culture (no empirical evidence to support this) Moderate version: language and culture are intertwined such that meanings people aspired to language affect their realities, self concepts, and world views (considerate amount of evidence to support this) Most socialization occurs on the verbal level. Our conception of reality it depended on the language we use. Vocabulary has beliefs about women and men that preserve our patriarchal or masculinist heritage. Sexist language: words, phrases, expressions that unnecessarily differentiate between females and males or exclude, trivialize, or diminish either gender. Use of terms like man to mean human being or he, him, his as so called generic language which is exclusionary. Language is the key vehicle for conveying and maintaining stereotypes. Words demarcate boundaries between men and women. Language reinforces importance of looks for women over their career and financial success. White men: work hard, effort, mental skills.
