PS270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Gender Role, Subtyping, Minority Group
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Majority group members tend to compare the present with the oppressive past and perceive progress. Minority group members tend to compare the present with their ideal world, which has not yet been realized, and perceive somewhat less progress. Subtle forms of prejudice exist in exaggerated reactions to isolated minority persons overpraising their accomplishments, over-criticizing their mistakes, failing to warn black students about potential academic difficulty. There are perceived norms about how boys and girls should act. Girls spend more time helping with housework and child care while boys spend more time in unsupervised play. Gender roles have begun to change in the last half-century. There is subtle sexism that parallels subtle racism: both forms appear in denials of discrimination and in antagonism toward efforts to promote equality. Strong gender stereotypes exist, and members of the stereotyped group often accept the stereotypes. Blatant gender prejudice is dying, but subtle bias lives. Consequences of prejudice for those who face it.
