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19 Cards in this Set
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agentic traits |
traits that have traditionally been associated with males and that indicate task orientation, assertiveness, and a striving for achievement |
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ambivalent sexism
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sexism in which the individual has both positive, yet traditional, attitudes toward women, and negative, hostile attitudes toward women |
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benevolent sexism
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sexism marked by positive attitudes toward, and positive stereotypical beliefs about, women |
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face-ism
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the greater facial prominence of depictions of men in the media, versus the greater emphasis on the whole body of women |
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glass ceiling |
artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified individuals from advancing in their organization into upper management positions |
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hostile sexism |
negative attitudes toward, and negative beliefs about, women |
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modern sexism |
sexism indicated by the denial of discrimination against women, a hostility toward equality for women, and nonsupport of programs and legislation designed to help women |
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neosexism |
sexism marked by a manifestation of a conflict between egalitarian values and residual negative feelings toward women
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normative influence
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A type of social influence that is exerted on the individual when they wish to get along with others. The individual will be more likely to conform to others' opinions in order to establish and maintain a friendly relationship with other persons. |
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old fashioned sexism |
sexism characterized by endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of women and men, and stereotypes about lesser female competence
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sexism
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negative attitudes, prejudice, or discrimination directed toward someone on the basis of their gender |
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descriptive stereotypes |
tells how most people in a group behave, think, and feel. it describes the group's motives, expectations, and other aspects of behavior |
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prescriptive stereotypes |
suggests how stereotyped groups should think, feel, act |
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social roles theory
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states that the reason for gender differences in social behavior is not biological differences between men and women but the different socialization processes for men and women that lead them to perform different roles in society |
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informational influence |
a type of social influence that is exerted on the individual when they wish to be correct in their jdgements |
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Modernization theory |
- the elderly have lost their prestiage and respect because of the modernization of society - changes from pre-industrial to industrial societies cause decline in status -onset of changes around 1850 industrial rev |
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4 ways social structure affects the elderly |
- improvements in health care - creation of jobs - movement of younger people to urban areas -public mass transit
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idealism theory |
-change in status of elderly due to a change in values and beliefs, not social structure -focus on 2 beliefs: equality and liberty - onset of change between 1770-1840 during French and American Revolutions |
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Cross-cultural Differences in Ageism |
- Assumption: Eastern cultures (Japan, China, Korea) have more respect and positive attitude towards elderly than Western cultures - Williams et al 1997 -Korean students: most + attitude toward elderly -Chinese students: most -- attitude toward elderly - believed that young people in China in the 90s were relating to the US more than China |
