Details Title: Psychology of Women Description: Chapter 2 Total Flash Cards: 8 Created: 02/13/2009 18:45:12		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Women's & Gender Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term stereotype Definition socially shared belief about a group of people that is based off a common characteristic *not very accurate but but nice quick processing Term Female Communion Definition warm/caregivers Term Male Agency Definition agents of change, problem solver Term Social Categorization Definition brain process to help us classify information Term Social Roles Definition the role we perform gets prescribed to gender mother/nurse Term What perpetuates Stereotypes? Definition 1. Under representation of women in media 60/40 split 2.Under representation of specific groups: older/native American/women of color 3. Gender-Based Roles: shown w/families, not juggling work/children well 4.Female communion/Male Agency 5. Emphasis of appearence Term Faceism Definition top of head to chin ------------------- Top of head to lowest part of body women are shown in more pictures shown with more body Term Language Definition 1.using male as normative 2.using male case as generic 3.spotlighting-shows emphasis on fact that they are women 4.Diminutive-chick. gal 5. Pejorative-bachelor/spinster more negative connotation for women 6.Food/animals-fox,chick,honey