PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gender Role, The Jerry Springer Show, Androcentrism

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

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Chapter 2 gender stereotypes and other gender biases. Stereotypes beliefs and assumptions that we associate with certain groups of people; our thoughts on a social group and may not correspond with reality. Stude(cid:374)ts at yale = the (cid:449)o(cid:396)k (cid:858)a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859) (cid:396)elates to work (cid:858)(cid:449)hite(cid:859) Gender stereotypes the beliefs that we associate with males or females. Men may be less likely than women to ask for directions for somewhere; but not every (cid:373)a(cid:374) fall i(cid:374)to this (cid:374)o ste(cid:396)eot(cid:455)pe is 100% accurate. Prejudice an emotional reaction/ attitude towards a particular group of people; usually negative but can be positive. Discrimination biased treatment of certain group of people. 3 types of gender biases: stereotype, prejudice, discrimination. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e the (cid:858)se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d se(cid:454)(cid:859) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)(cid:448)isi(cid:271)le. Gender biases throughout history: the invisibility of women in history, before 60s= no women history; focused on hunting and ignored gathering.