Sex-role stereotypes Flashcards
What is sex?
whether an individual is biologically female or male
What is gender?
social/psychological characteristics of males and females
What was Seavey et als 3 conditions?
adult RPS told a baby dressed in yellow was either:
- boy
- girl
- weren’t told babies gender
What were participants in Seavey’s research left to do?
left to play with baby in a room containing a ball, a doll and a plastic ring
What did the RPS in Seavey’s research give to babies if they thought they were male/female etc?
doll - girl
ring - boy
no gender told - tried to work it out by its perceived strength
What did Langlois and Dawns compare?
peers and mothers reactions to preschoolers play with gender opposite toys
What did Langlois and Dawns find?
when boys played with girls toys, mothers accepted it but male peers ridiculed and even hit them
Who was in Urberg’s studies?
children aged 3-12
What were the children in Urberg’s stories told?
told stories that stressed sex-role stereotypical characteristics
What happened after each story in Urberg’s?
children had to state whether the child in the story was male or female
What was found in Urberg’s research?
children attributed positive characteristics to their own to their own gender and negative to non-gender
What do sex-role stereotypes vary greater by?
culture which suggests that sex-roles are culturally transmitted
Who are subjected to criticism?
the media
How might we see a movement towards uniform sex-role stereotypes?
globalisation and the breaking down of cultural beliefs
