Social Role Theory.ppt

8/11/2019 Social Role Theory.ppt

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Gender Stereotypes

Aggressive - Dominant Direct - Acts as a leader Independent - Never cries Active - Logical Not emotional - Worldly Objective


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Gender Stereotypes

Gentle

Tactful Quite Religious Neat Aware of others

feelings

Easily expressestender feelings

Enjoys art andliterature

Need for security


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Alice Eagly

a social psychologist whose interests aremainly in two areas-the psychology ofattitudes and the psychology of gender

new research is on sex differences in attitudeson social and political issues

Recently published over 20 books Currently a professor at Northwestern Enjoys the arts, especially classical music,

theater, dance, and painting


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Her Argument

The gender roles that emerge from a societysdivision of labor by sex are thus not arbitrarycultural constructions.

Gender roles are thus emergents from the productive work of the sexes; the characteristicsembodied in these roles become stereotypic of

women and men and facilitate the activitiestypically carried out by the workers of each sex.


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This implies

that is because of a division of labor thatwomen and men are different and not because ofevolutionary psychology characteristics.

because of the division of labor, women cameto be regarded as housewives, not being able towork with men, but rather doing house relatedduties such as taking care of the children and

cooking.

( supports social role theory and not evolutionary theory)


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So what are the actualdifferences in social behavior?

(Eagly and Wood 1991) 9 differences in adults observed across

many studies1- Women are better at sending and receiving

messages non-verbally2- Women conform to group pressures more

then men3- Women act more friendly and agree more

with other group member in small groups


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How are these differences are produced?

Social Role Theory and not because ofevolutionary theory

Pregnancy of women causes a difference If men were getting pregnant, then women would have

been the ones that provide everything that is necessaryfor the baby to live.

Differential treatment of girls and boys, which is

still evident in the way children are raised

(but steadily disappearing with the growing numberof educated women)


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