PSYC 362 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Forces, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Amber Shriver

Document Summary

Sex refers to the biological category; gender, the psychological category. Intrarole conflict is conflict between expectations within a role; interrole conflict is conflict between expectations of different roles. Attitudes toward sex can be divided into the affective component (sexism), the cognitive component (gender-role stereotyping), and the behavioral component (discrimination) Not all cultures have only two genders; third genders are distinct from male and female, can be afforded high status, and not tied to homosexuality - despite westerners" beliefs to the contrary. The minimalists believe that men and women are essentially the same, that differences are small, and that those that do exist are likely to be due to social forces. The maximalists believe that women and men are fundamentally different in important ways, but that different does not mean one is better than the other.