Gender Com Flashcards
(38 cards)
What are some Examples of gender across cultures
-U.S. Women are seen having plastic surgery to increase attractiveness
-Asian cultures- Foot Binding
What is Standpoint theory?
*Every society has differnet groups with more or less power and priviledge
*Groups affect how we experince and understand the world around us
Three Key Points:
1.) Everyone sees the world differntly and will not have complete view of social life
2.) Some people have a more limited view of others
3.) A standpoing is something you work for since it requires a deep understanding and awareness of differences.
What is Symbolic interactionism Theory?
Communication plays a significant role in identity development because communication reflects societies values.
What is Biological theory?
Biological characteristics which are chromosomes, hormones and brain specialization account for gender differences.
what is Psychological theory?
Interaction is influnced by families and social contexts.
what is Anthropological theory?
Gender is influenced by culture therefore different societies will have different views of gender
How do parents create gender?
*Positive and negative reinforcements
Girls are reward for being having caring attributes while boys are rewarded for being competitive and independent.
*Descriptions
boys- strong, active, big
Girls- small, delicate,
*Communication styles
Girls- Feelings, relationships
Boys-Numbers
How do teacher create Gender?
- positive and negative reinforcement
- Ability to preform
- Bias for ability to do well
- Stereotypes
How peers/games/play create gender?
*Peer pressure
*Rewards and Punishments
*Activities
How does toys create gender?
-Color of toys
-types of toys
How do chores create gender
-Girls have inside chores while boy have outside chores
-Outside chores might be considered more difficult then inside chores
How does the film the mask you live in discuss creating masculinity
- Emotional Suppression
-Boys are taught to hide emotions and if they show emotions then they are girly
*influence of media
-Video games that encourage boys that to be masculine you have to be tough
*Role Models
-dads are less present so they might not have good role models
*Mental health
-With all of these factors male tend to seek help less
Gender in TV/Films
Men
-Extreme stereotypes
-Overrepresentation of Men
-Not shown doing “women’s” roles
Women
-Shown doing stereotypical activities
-Sexualized
Gender and Print Ads
*Posing and body positioning
-Women are shown in passive ways while males are shown to be active. Males are also shown to be center character while females are shown to be in background roles
*Facial expressions and eye contact
women are shown not making eye contact but males will be
*Clothing
Women are shown to be in less clothing while males will be shown wearing clothing that highlight stereotypical attributes
Consequences and Implications of Gender portrays in the media?
-normalizes unrealistic standards
-Reinforces stereotypes
-Under represents females
-Normalizes gendered violence
How we talk About Women and Men- All three
Issues of Emphasis
Trivializing Language
Semantic derogation
How we talk ABOUT Women and Men- Issues of Emphasis
*Generic he/man (man Kind)
*Job titles (Postman)
*Exclamations (Oh Boy)
*Gender specific Compliments (waiter/waitress)
*Other man-linked terms (freshman)
*group reference (you guys)
*Formal terms of address (MR.)
*surnames
How we talk ABOUT men and women- Trivializing language
*Metaphors (she’s a fox)
*Possessives (his wife)
*Girl Expressions (you run like a girl)
*Diminutive suffixes (prince/ Princess)
*Markers (ladies Basketball)
How we talk ABOUT men and women- Semantic derogation
Semantic derogation
*word pairs (bachelor/bachelorette)
*Sexual Vocab
*Whole Language
Gender & nonverbal: clothing
- Men are to work so they wear bland colors and flat shoes
-Women are to be looked at so they wear bright colors, no pockets, form fitting, heels. clingy fabrics, and revealing clothing
Male-Male Friendships
1.) shared activities
2.)Companions
3.)Interacting- side by side
4.)Sharing-space: indirect feelings
5.)Diversionary activities
6.) Covert intimacy (Bro five)
7.) Narrow scope lots of friends
8.) dude favors- incremental reciprocity
Female-Female friendships
1.) Talk
2.) Confidants
3.)Interact-Face to Face
4.)Share-Feelings
5.)Explicit talk about relationships
6)Explicit displays of affections (Hugs, ILY’s)
7.) Few friends but very deep
8.)Envy+competition is a problem
Cross sex friendships
-Less emotionally intense for females
-Men get emotional support
-Occur in college because there can be jealously from third parties , Not common, Sexual Tension
Gender & Family:
Phycological responsibility- The work of remembering, planning, organizing, and making sure that tasks in the family get done—even if the person isn’t the one physically doing them.
Second shift- Coming home after work and having to essentially take on another job of caring for the home and children
Division of Chores- How chores are divided between different members which can be gendered
