PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: International Society For Justice Research, High Visibility, Lawrence Kohlberg
3 Nov 2016
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Gender comparisons in: communication patterns, characteristics related to helping and caring, aggression and power. The social constructionist approach is especially useful when we consider this socially oriented topics- [we construct or invent our own way of reality based on prior experiences, social interactions, and beliefs] The social constructionist approach often focuses on language for categorizing our experiences. Our culture constructs the word emotional to emphasize the emotions that are typically associated with women. Social constructionism also shapes the way we view aggression. We define word aggression primary in terms of the kinds of aggression associated with men. We do not construct gender independently; instead our culture provides us with schemas and other information. The social setting is more important when we consider social and personality characteristics. If the social setting has such an important influence on whether people act in a gender-stereotyped fashion, then a characteristic such as nurturant is not inevitable, essential component of all females.
