Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Based Stereotypes Heterosexism and Anti-Gay Prejudice Ageism

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Based Stereotypes American culture has established set of beliefs men and women, traits and roles Gender belief system Content of this belief system is conveyed through media Parents and peers influences

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Based Stereotypes American culture has established set of beliefs men and women, traits and roles Gender belief system Content of this belief system is conveyed through media Parents and peers influences

Gender Belief System Learning about gender begins early in life and continues throughout the life span

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System encompasses Stereotype content Attitudes toward appropriate roles for women and men Perceptions of those who violate gender-based expectations

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System—Stereotypes Males Traits Clusters of Component—agentic or instrumental Independent Strong Self-confident

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System—Stereotypes Females Traits Clusters of Component—communal or expressive Warmth—expressiveness emotional helpful kind

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-associated Belief Multidimensional—encompassing ideas about women’s and men’s physical characteristic role cognitive abilities emotions traits

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System Ideas about appropriate emotions for the sexes Women experience and express more emotions than men Men experience and express anger and pride

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System Gender polarization—gender-associated characteristics are bipolar, people believe what is masculine is not feminine and that what is feminine is not masculine Influences assumptions about an individual’s sexual orientation

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System Evaluative dimension of attitudes towards social groups Women are wonderful effect Research shows that people associated with social categories women and men actually shows a bias in favor of women Implicit attitudes toward women and men in the use of language

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-Belief System Evaluative dimension of attitudes towards social groups Discrimination-affection paradox Discrimination women face is more subtle, than with men Subtypes of Women and Men

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-related categorization Subtypes—categories that are subordinate to the more basic categories of sex, race, and age Major subtypes can be grouped in to categories such as Occupation Family roles Physical features, sexuality macho man

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Gender-related categorization Attitudes toward women’s rights and responsibility—has been positive as a social group Attitudes towards subtypes of women in nontraditional roles

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Hostile and Benevolent Sexism Dimensions of modern sexism Hostile Benevolent

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Women in Leadership Roles Role congruity theory Less likely to succeed in leadership roles Social role theory Women are communal/no agentic traits Higher probability of negative evaluations Violates what women leaders should be like Women in faculty roles Women's chances of success

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Heterosexism and Anti-Gay Prejudice Stereotypes of Lesbians and Gay men Sexual orientation hypothesis Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay men Sex Differences in anti-gay prejudice Attitudes toward bisexuals Civil rights attitudes Heterosexism in the Workplace

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Ageism When does old age begin Beliefs about older adults Double standard of aging Subtypes of older adults Forgetfulness stereotype Age-Based Discrimination Workplace discrimination

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age The cluster of traits that represent stereotypes of men is called agentic. communal. expressive. benevolent.

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age The cluster of traits that represent stereotypes of men is called agentic. (p. 346 ) communal. expressive. benevolent.

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Which emotion is more strongly associated with men than with women? a) guilt b) sadness c) pride d) fear

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Which emotion is more strongly associated with men than with women? a) guilt b) sadness c) pride (p. 348) d) fear

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Research on the accuracy of gender stereotypes shows that they can be correctly applied at both the individual and the group level. there is no overlap between the characteristics men and women used to describe themselves. at the group level, people are fairly accurate observers of women’s and men’s actual characteristics. stereotypes usually lead to discrimination against women and men.

Prejudice Based on Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Age Research on the accuracy of gender stereotypes shows that they can be correctly applied at both the individual and the group level. there is no overlap between the characteristics men and women used to describe themselves. at the group level, people are fairly accurate observers of women’s and men’s actual characteristics. (p.350) stereotypes usually lead to discrimination against women and men.