PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: In-Group Favoritism, Christian Fundamentalism, Role Theory
12 Mar 2019
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Stereotypes come from roles and behaviors that societal pressures may impose on a particular group. Stereotypes attached to groups are often a function of historical and culturally embedded social constraints. Small gender differences are magnified in perception by the contrasting social roles occupied by men and women. Gender differences tend to get exaggerated and generalized: perceived group differences on various traits were significantly greater than actual difference between sexes (e. g. martin, 1987; diekman et al. Influence occurs in three steps (eagly, 1987; eagly & karau, 2004): Combination of biological and social factors influence division of labour in the first place. People behave in ways that fit the roles they play. These behavioural differences provide a continual basis for social perception that men are dominant and women are domestic by nature". Violation of gender stereotypes can result in social and economic backlash (e. g. rudman. & glick, 2001; 1999; heilman et al. , 2004).
