PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Implicit-Association Test, Ambivalent Sexism, Androcentrism
12 Feb 2013
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Ch 2: gender st"s and other gender biases2/3/2013 11:24:00 am. Stereotypes (st): belief/assumption associated w. particular groups of ppl. Gender st: beliefs we associate w. females & males. Prejudice: emotional rxn/attitude toward a certain group of ppl. Can be either a ve or +ve attitude (considering all women to be warm and friendly is still a prejudice) Discrimination: biased treatment of a certain group of ppl. A gender bias towards women can incorporate all 3 types of issues. Prior to 1960"s, history on women seems invisible (mainly bc they were confined to working in home or w. family) Throughout centuries, philosophers depicted women as inferior to men aristotle thought women couldn"t fully develop into rational beings; he also said their more envious & tell more lies then men. Mill: british phil who argued for equal rights/opps for women able to own property, vote, be edu, choose a profession (textbooks have often omitted his views on women)
