01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ambivalent Sexism, Mental Rotation, Gender Role

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: BRYNILDSEN

Document Summary

Sex- biological indicators of male or femaleness (x and y chromosomes, levels of testosterone or estrogen) Gender- society"s idea or definition of male or female (doesn"t involve biological characteristics) A social construction (not inherent characteristic of someone) Different conceptions of gender between different cultures (there are pockets of cultures around the world where there are more than 2 genders; people with more than 2 genders are seen as elite or special in some cultures) Different ideas about how males and females should dress among different cultures. Gender is dynamic (ideas of gender change over time; view that women work in the home and take care of children has changed; in the 1920-1930"s blue was for girls and pink was for boys) Gender is inextricable from its context (biologically women are not more emotional (stereotype); they were raised in environment that taught them to be that way; men taught not to cry or be emotional)