Psyc336

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beta bias

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men and women are alike intellectually and socially, differences occur thru socialization, not bio.

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alpha bias

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emphasizes differences between men and women

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essentialism

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differences arise from essential qualities in the individual rooted in bio.

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Types of feminism

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liberal, radical, cultural, socialist

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liberal fem.

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men and women should have same political, legal, economic, and educational rights and oppurtunities

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cultural fem.

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men and women are different and more respect should be given to women's special qualities (e.g. nurturance)

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socialist fem.

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reflects attitiudes that gender inequality is rooted in economic inequality

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radical fem.

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belief that gender inequality is based on male oppression of women
(patriarchy & women of color fem.)

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Themes 1 & 2

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Theme 1: Diversity of Women's Experiences
Theme 2:Gender Differences in Power

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Theme 1

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Diveristy of Experiences---womens experiences are different and unique and should be recognized and appreciated...diversity should be recognized.....THEY NEED PROPS!!!!

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Theme 2

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Gender Diff. in Power---organizational power (ability to value resources to influence others)
power over/power to
interpersonal power (ablility to influence one's partner within a specific relationship)

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Gender Stereotypes

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communal--associated with females

agentic-associated with males

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Types of women percieved as...
Ethnicity
Social class
Sexual Orientation
Disabled

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Black-aggressive, loud, obnoxious
Latina-lower class, maids, poor, lazy, dishonest
Lesbian-Butch
Disabled-not seen as wives or mother figures, dependent on others, not nurturers

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social role theory

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stereotypes of men and women stem from association of women with domestic role and men with employee role

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social categorization

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grouping people into categories and focusing on shared characteristics

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Underrepresentation of Females in Media (pattern 2 & 3)

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Pattern 2: Underrepresentation of Specific Groups of Females--low rep. of women of color, older women, etc.

Pattern 3: Portrayal of Gender-Based Social Roles--females shown at home, men at work, women that work dont have fams, men are providers

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intersexuality

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intermingling of male and female sexual characteristics...can have ambiguous genitalia and can sometimes be fixed with surgery......can loose feeling, sensation tho

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Turners Syndrome

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individ, has one X chromosome rather than a pair, have neither gonads or ovaries (regarded as female)

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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

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inherited disorder that causes adrenal glands of genetic female to produce androgen-like horomone (causes masculinization....recieve horomone therapy to stop becoming a man)

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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

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inherited disorder where the body of genetic male cannot utilize androgen causing feminization of the external genitals....NO INTERNAL SEX ORGANS PRESENT (reverse of CAH)

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5 Alpha Reductase Deficiency

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inherited condition in genetic male preventing prenatal differentation of external sex tissues into penis. Appear to be female, at puberty experience masculanization and devel. secondary male sex characteristics (facial hair, deep voice)

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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gender stems from childs strong sexual inborn urges

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Social learning Theory

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gender devel. influenced by social environment (observational learning & social cog. theory)

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observational learning

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acquire behavior by observing role models (reinforcement and punishment)

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Social Cog. Theory

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observational learning and thought process together

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Cognitive Devel. Theory

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children are not pushed by biological desires, but are instead active learners that try to make sense of social environment (gender constancy)

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gender constancy

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belief gender is permenant not matter what

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social status hypothesis

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mens status is more valued than womens....men are lowering status when displaying female characteristics and vise versa

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sexuual orientation hypothesis

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cross gendered behavior in boys not girls is considered a sign od actual or potential same sex orientation......A BOY IS FEMININE=HE'S GAY!

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androgyny

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division of gender into female stereotypes and males stereoptye behaviors
involves combo of gender specific orientations

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gender percieved value

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people value masculinity more than femininity...more advantages associated with being male than female

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Title IX

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prohibits discrimination in all educational programs, including athletics--sitll happens tho....ppl are assholes

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socialization

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process where each generation passes beleifs and ideas on to the children

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incest

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20% girls and 5% boys experience abuse at some point (as child)

brother-sister incest vs. father daughter incest

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infanticide

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killing of female child by abandonment, drowning, suffocation to create higher numbers of male babies

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puberty

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girls start 2 yrs earier
girls gain fat, boys gain muscle
-peaks 2.3 yrs after puberty begins

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menarche

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1st menstral period--avg. for whites (12.7 yrs) avg for Blacks (12.2 yrs)
-normal to begin between 9-16

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teen pregnancy

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900,000 teens between 15-19 become pregnant per year
-most preg. girls unmarried, usually poor

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eating disorders

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bulimia (binge/purge)
anorexia (starvation)

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substance abuse

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boys more likely to use illegal drugs than girls