01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Learning Theory, Gender Role

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Dr. Brynildsen

Document Summary

Sex: the classification of individuals as females or male based on their genetic makeup, anatomy, and reproductive functions. Gender: the meanings that societies and individuals give to female and male categories. Different cultures have different conceptions about gender. Differences approach: men and women are fundamentally different. Similarities approach: men and women are basically alike in their intellectual and social behaviors. Gender-role stereotypes: a set of shared cultural beliefs about males" and females" attributes. Women seen as communal: being interested in others. Men seen as agentic: being interested in the self. Hostile sexism: regards women as inferior to men. Assigns women to traditional and subordinate roles. Benevolent sexism: sees women as objects to be idealized and protected. Views women as emotionally weaker than but morally superior to men. [both forms of sexism view women as inferior and reinforce.