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19 Cards in this Set
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difference between hostilesexism and benevolent sexism |
Hostile: dominance-oriented paternalism, derogatory beliefs about women and heterosexual hostility.Benevolent: protective paternalism, idealization of women, and desire for intimate relations.) |
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gender roles |
a set of behaviors socially defined as appropriate for one's sex |
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sexual orientation |
an individual's preference for sexual partners |
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gender identity |
the individual's private experience of the self as female or maleDetermined by rearing not by hormones/chromosomes (18-24 months) |
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stereotype threat |
The awareness that one may be judged by or may self-fulfill negative stereotypes about one's group |
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the gender role strainparadigm |
paradigm for understanding the social construction of masculinity - argues that the behavior expected of males can be dysfuncitonal and causes problems for them when they conform to that role. (contradictions - be tough and sensitive) |
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Double standard,specifically regarding sexual activity and regarding aging |
Women are sexual gatekeepers & men are driven by their sexual drive and can't control themselves. |
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Freud’s stages |
Oral (1 year) Anal (2 year) Phallic Stage (3-6), when erotic pleasure is obtained from the penis for boys and the clitoris for girls Latency Genital |
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Karen Horney’s theory |
aims to understand why men seem to be more socially dominant:Women tend to adopt hierarchy-attenuating values while men tend to adopt the hierarchy enhancing values. aims to understand why men seem to be more socially dominant:Women tend to adopt hierarchy-attenuating values while men tend to adopt the hierarchy enhancing values. |
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how does Karen Horney’stheory differ from Freud’s theory |
Phallocentric v. Gynocentric |
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social constructionist’s view of gender |
an approach to knowledge that assumes researchers do not discover independently existing facts through objective observation; rather they construct knowledge that is influenced by the social context of their inquiry. |
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Social Dominance Theory |
aims to understand why men seem to be more socially dominant:Women tend to adopt hierarchy-attenuating values while men tend to adopt the hierarchy enhancing values. |
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Biosocial |
Human societies self-organize to maximize the efficiency with which the tasks involved in surviving and thriving are carried out. (based on biology and social influences) |
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Social Learning theory |
a theory that states that the child develops both gender identity and gender role through a learning process that involves modeling, imitation and reinforcement. |
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androgyny |
a blend of stereotypically feminine and masculine qualities in one person. |
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when and why boys and girlsare aggressive |
overt aggression = men relational = women Provocation is the equalizer |
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Sexuality and physical maturation: know about fluidity andaging issues. |
Women's sexuality is more fluid. |
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violent pornography affectboth men and women |
violent porn desentizes - increases amount of rape, increases aggression toward women, distorts perceptions of sexual reality, fosters belief in rape myths, classical conditioning. |
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Friendships—how do theydiffer between boys and girls and older men and women |
early childhood - mostly same sex friendsreinforcement of gender roles girls more ennabling and connection orientingboys- constricting and concerning with dominance men all about activities and competitionwomen relationships and emotional |
