Stereotypes are another one of society’s ways to categorise and portray particular groups of people to the public. Having these set perceptions of people can regularly cause bias or prejudice towards those who are in the perceived category, which in turn impacts how we communicate with the individual or group. One of the most commonly experienced stereotypes in daily life is how each gender is expected to behave. If a social care worker was to accept this stereotype it could cause them to communicate contradictorily with their service user based on whether they are male or female. According to O’Toole (2013) social practitioners can either promote or challenge gender stereotypes and oppressions. Gender, unlike sex, is more associated with
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Men are expected to be in high class jobs and making enough money to support their families. It is considered de-masculinising for a man to show emotion or to be more submissive in his conversation. It is vital for social care workers to be conscious that they are not communicating with male service users in a way that promotes this stereotype. This means they cannot be unsupportive towards a male service user based on his ability to show his emotional side. Likewise, some females are capable and would even prefer to do more physically demanding tasks by themselves. An example that Ivy gives is how women, when purchasing a car for example, are not taken seriously as understanding vehicles is stereotypically a man’s job. A social carer may assume their female service user does not understand a task based on her gender, and may communicate this in a way that could be condescending to the service user. Overall, Ivy wants to convey that gender stereotypes can disempower both sexes. As an advocate for those who feel they cannot speak for themselves, social practitioners must be aware whether or not they accept these stereotypes so that a conscious effort can be made to avoid prejudice when communicating with either …show more content…
(2012) GenderSpeak PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN GENDER COMMUNICATION. 5th edn. New Jersey: Pearsons Education.
Seceleanu, R.P. (2017) ‘Gender Stereotypes and their Effects in Social Situations,’ Romanian Journal of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy & Hypnosis, 4(1/2), pp.1-5.
Poulin-Dubois, D., Serbin, L.A., Eichstedt, J.A., Sen, M.G. and Beissel, C.F. (2002) ‘Men Don’t Put on Make-up: Toddlers’ Knowledge of the Gender Stereotyping of Household Activities,’ Social Development, 11(2), pp. 166-181.
The Line (no date) Talking to young kids about gender stereotypes. Available at: https://www.theline.org.au/discussing-gender-stereotypes-at-home (Accessed: 8th March
Men are expected to be in high class jobs and making enough money to support their families. It is considered de-masculinising for a man to show emotion or to be more submissive in his conversation. It is vital for social care workers to be conscious that they are not communicating with male service users in a way that promotes this stereotype. This means they cannot be unsupportive towards a male service user based on his ability to show his emotional side. Likewise, some females are capable and would even prefer to do more physically demanding tasks by themselves. An example that Ivy gives is how women, when purchasing a car for example, are not taken seriously as understanding vehicles is stereotypically a man’s job. A social carer may assume their female service user does not understand a task based on her gender, and may communicate this in a way that could be condescending to the service user. Overall, Ivy wants to convey that gender stereotypes can disempower both sexes. As an advocate for those who feel they cannot speak for themselves, social practitioners must be aware whether or not they accept these stereotypes so that a conscious effort can be made to avoid prejudice when communicating with either …show more content…
(2012) GenderSpeak PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN GENDER COMMUNICATION. 5th edn. New Jersey: Pearsons Education.
Seceleanu, R.P. (2017) ‘Gender Stereotypes and their Effects in Social Situations,’ Romanian Journal of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy & Hypnosis, 4(1/2), pp.1-5.
Poulin-Dubois, D., Serbin, L.A., Eichstedt, J.A., Sen, M.G. and Beissel, C.F. (2002) ‘Men Don’t Put on Make-up: Toddlers’ Knowledge of the Gender Stereotyping of Household Activities,’ Social Development, 11(2), pp. 166-181.
The Line (no date) Talking to young kids about gender stereotypes. Available at: https://www.theline.org.au/discussing-gender-stereotypes-at-home (Accessed: 8th March