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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
02/17/2014

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• assessing self concepts about gender (BSRI)
Definition
brim sex role inventory- o Why its so revolutionary bc has two subscales: masculinity and feminity. 2 seperate continua
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bsri: low on both masculinity and fem:
Definition
undifferentiated
• pat on SNL is undifferentiated
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BSRI: high on M, low on F:
Definition
masculine
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BSRI High on F, low on M:
Definition
feminine
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BSRI High on both:
Definition
androgynous
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o Need to know the questionnaire for the exam BSRI
Definition
Term
Prescriptive and Proscriptive Stereotypes:
Definition
what stereotypes are and how you behave based on that.
Term
historically stereotypes are looked upon as
Definition
as favorable, but now theres socially undesirable characteristics that are gendered.
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socially desirable:
undesirable
Definition
o social desirable: friendly, decisive, analytical, loyal, independent.
o social undesirable: gullible
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• 4 categories of prescriptive stereotypes
o 4 categories for men, 4 for women
Definition
• intensified stereotype- required
• relaxed- not nec. Required/ but is recommended
• prescriptive- socially desirable
• Proscriptive- socially undesirable
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o Intensified prescriptions-
Definition
traits high in general social desirability and even higher in desirability for one gender.
• Ex: you must have these traits because you’re a ---- (man/women)
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o Relaxed prescription-
Definition
traits high in general social desirability but lower in desirability for one gender (allowed to fall short)
• ex: we’d like you to have these traits, but its okay if you don’t because after all you are a --- (man/women)
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o Intensified proscriptions-
Definition
(req not to have) traits low in general social desirablility and even lower in desirability for one gender.
• ex: you cannot have these traits bc you are a –(man/woman)
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o relaxed proscriptions-
Definition
traits low in general social desirability but higher in desirability for one gender (allowable transgressions)
• ex: we dont like you to have these traits but its okay if you do bc you are, after all, a ---(woman/man)
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o prescriptions for women
• Intensified
Definition
 • Warm and kind
 Interest in children
 Loyal
Sensitive
Friendly
Clean…and more…
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o prescriptions for women relaxed
Definition
Intelligent
 • Mature
 • High self‐esteem
 • Common sense
 • Sense of humor
 • Concern for future
 • …and more
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o Proscriptions for women
• Intensified
Definition
 • Rebellious
 • Stubborn
 • Controlling
 • Cynical
 • Promiscuous
 • Arrogant
 • …and more
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o Proscriptions for women relaxed
Definition
 • Yielding
 • Emotional
 • Impressionable
 • Child‐like
 • Shy
 • Naïve
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o Prescription for MEN
• Intensified
Definition
 • Business sense
 • Athletic
 • Leadership ability
 • Self-reliant
 • Dependable
 • Ambitious
 • …and more
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o Prescription for MEN relaxed
Definition
 happy
 friendly
 helpful
 clean
 warm and kind
 enthusiastic
 and more
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o Proscriptions for MEN
• intensified
Definition
 emotional
 approval seeking
 impressionable
 yielding
 superstitious
 child-like
 and more
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o Proscriptions for MEN relaxed
Definition
 rebellious
 solemn
 controlling
 stubborn
 promiscuous
 and more
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three types of reactions to violations to proscription/prescriptions
Definition
• violations go unnoticed
• punishment for violations (social isolation/cut off, unfavorable reactions, modify behavior/conform to stereotypes)
• reward for violations
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o Violations that involve gender intensified(*key) (required) prescriptions or proscriptions are
Definition
punished
• Ex: woman isnt cheerful she will be punished
• Ex: a women is stubborn she will be punished
• EX: man isn’t ambitious punished
• Ex: man is emotional then hes punished
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o Violations that involve gender-relaxed prescriptions or proscriptions are
Definition
rewarded
• Ex: woman has common sense (relaxed prescription) she wil be rewarded
• EX: woman is impresionable she will be rewarded
• EX: man is friendly he is rewarded
• Ex: man is rebellious
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ONLY rewarded IF
Definition
only rewarded IF there are no violations of intensifeied prescriptions or proscriptions are not violated and are maintained. • We will reward a woman who is intelligent as long as she is warm and friendly and interested in children
• Reward man who’s friendly kind and warm as long as he is ambitious, rational, decisive
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