PSYC 3480 Lecture 2: Chapter 2-Textbook Notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

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Stereotypes: are the beliefs and assumptions that we associate with particular groups of people: gender stereotypes: beliefs that we associate with females and men. Thoughts about a social group, which may not correspond to reality: prejudice: an emotional reaction or attitude toward a particular group of people. Usually refers to negative attitude: discrimination: refers to biased treatment of a particular group of people. Women are inferior to men/philosophers(cid:495) account: invisibility of women in historical accounts. Prior to (cid:883)96(cid:882)(cid:495)s the field of (cid:498)women history(cid:499) did not exist women(cid:495)s role in providing most of the diet by gathering vegetable and. Archeologist interested in prehistoric humans focused on tools associated with hunting which was most men activity and ignored the grains. Women are missing in the history because their works is confined to home and family. Women artists expressed themselves in music, dance, etc. ** traditional historians consciously or unconsciously have ensured women(cid:495)s invisibility in most history courses: philosophers" representation of women.