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Transcript of Gender & Personality Kimberley A. Clow [email protected] Office Hour: Thursdays 2-3pm Office: S302.
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Gender & Personality
Kimberley A. Clow
[email protected]://instruct.uwo.ca/psychology/257e-570
Office Hour: Thursdays 2-3pmOffice: S302
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Outline
Terminology Sex Identity Gender Identity Sex or Gender Differences?
Biology or EnvironmentFindings to Think About
Identity Development Moral Development
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Terminology
How do we define females and males?Biological
Sex Genetic Sex Anatomical Sex
Social Gender
Gender Identity Gender Role
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Sex on Personality
GeneticsTurner’s Syndrome
Only X chromosome Effects on personality
Androgenized Females Female embryo exposed
to excess of androgen Effects on personality
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Sex Identity
Anatomy is DestinyFreud
Castration anxiety vs. penis envyErikson
External vs. internal genitalia has consequences on our approach to the world
Horney Womb envy
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Gender Identity
An individual’s subjective sense of belonging to and being male or female
Gender identity effectsSelf-conceptSelf-esteemTalents pursued
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Sex Differences?
Men Spatial Abilities Better at tasks &
measures of spatial abilities
Mathematics Verbal & Physically
Aggressive Take charge in small
groups
Female Verbal Abilities Start talking earlier Larger Vocabularies Better in reading Better at Nonverbal
communication More sensitive to
nonverbal cues More nonverbally
expressive Concerned & Involved in
child rearing
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Maybe Gender Differences?
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Stereotype Threat
Situation where one is at risk of confirming a negative stereotype This worry impedes
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GenderDifference
No GenderDifference
WomenMen
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Female Aggression
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Developing Gender Identity
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Influence of Society
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Gender Roles
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Effects of Environment
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Gender Stereotypes
Instrumental Expressive
ActiveAmbitiousDoesn’t give up easilyIndependentNot easily influencedRough
ConsiderateCries easilyGentleLikes childrenNeeds approvalWarm with others
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Women receive more messages and pressures to be thin Also targeted for more food
ads (sweets, snacks) 1600 ads/day
1/3.8 contains an attractiveness message
Women’s magazines contain 10.5 times as many ads and articles promoting weight loss
The Effects of Advertising?
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Men’s articles more on body shape than weight Emphasize muscle mass
and bulk Men’s anorexia is on the
rise To make the sexes
equal, men are becoming as insecure about body image as women
Men
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Moral Development
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Moral Voices
Men Justice Rights Treating everyone
fairly and the same
Apply rules impartially to everyone
Responsibility toward abstract codes of conduct
Women Care Responsibility Caring about
everyone’s suffering
Preserve emotional connectedness
Responsibility toward real individuals