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Leah Hyde
Gender Stereotypes
Gender Stereotypes
Easily expresses tender feelings Enjoys art and literature Need for security
Alice Eagly
a social psychologist whose interests are mainly in two areas-the psychology of attitudes and the psychology of gender new research is on sex differences in attitudes on social and political issues Recently published over 20 books Currently a professor at Northwestern Enjoys the arts, especially classical music, theater, dance, and painting
Her Argument
The gender roles that emerge from a societys division of labor by sex are thus not arbitrary cultural constructions. Gender roles are thus emergents from the productive work of the sexes; the characteristics embodied in these roles become stereotypic of women and men and facilitate the activities typically carried out by the workers of each sex.
This implies
that is because of a division of labor that women and men are different and not because of evolutionary psychology characteristics. because of the division of labor, women came to be regarded as housewives, not being able to work with men, but rather doing house related duties such as taking care of the children and cooking.
( supports social role theory and not evolutionary theory)
Actual differences
4- Men are more strictly task-oriented in work groups 5- All female groups typically perform better than all male groups 6- Men are more likely to emerge as leaders in initially leaderless groups
Actual Differences
8- Men behave more aggressively to others than women, particularly when the aggression brings about physical harm or pain 9- Women report more life satisfaction and happiness then men
Differential treatment of girls and boys, which is still evident in the way children are raised (but steadily disappearing with the growing number of educated women)
The End