PS287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pricewaterhousecoopers, Munich Philharmonic, George Clooney
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Last topic we talked about in the previous class . Increasing age more strongly associated with negative evaluation of women than men. Increasing age more strongly with loss of competence for men. At 3: girls more knowledgeable about stereotypes than boys. Up to age 5: acquire information about gender-related characteristics. Ages 5-6: consolidate information and apply it rigidly to categories of male and female. After age 7: attention to individuating information i. e. : the blonde haired boy, etc. Boys viewed by what they do; girls by how they look. Target removed signs for boys" toys versus girls" toys. Enforce it ourselves: we are part of the webs that we weave. Girl: monae davis strike out multiple players. It sounds like it is trying to humiliate someone. Boy realizes that he insulted girls but not his sister specifically . Subtyping creates multiple categories but may not reduce power of stereotypes: creates exception; leaves stereotype intact, e. g. , successful african american athlete .
