1 Psychology 320: Psychology of Gender and Sex Differences Lecture 13

2 Office Hour Invitations October 14 th, 11:30-12:30 Kenny

3 Annoucements 1. Sarah’s office hour fell on Thanksgiving Monday. Accordingly, she has scheduled an additional office hour on Thursday, October 13, 2:30-3:30. Sarah is the TA for students with last names Q-Z.

4 2. Queer U 2012: Call for Papers. As part of Outweek (Feb 13-17), Pride UBC, with the support of Critical Studies in Sexualities and The Network: Queer Grad Students, is organizing Queer U, a graduate student academic conference on Wednesday, February 15, Submissions from undergraduate students are welcome. Topics of particular interest include:.

5  Laws and policies on gender(s) and sexuality(ies), such as “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.”  Social and historical accounts of gender(s) and sexuality(ies).  Notions of ‘choice’ and biological determinism in discussions of sexuality(ies) and/or gender(s).  Representations of gender(s) and sexuality(ies) in politics, popular culture, and education.  Advances, changes, progress, or regress regarding gender(s) and sexuality(ies) in any field of research.  Innovative and leading edge methods or avenues of research regarding gender(s) and sexuality(ies).

6 If interested, you may submit a short (200 words) abstract to and no later than November 15, 2011.

7 1. What are the consequences of gender stereotypes? (continued) Gender Stereotypes

8 1. define the terms: modern sexism, hostile sexism, and benevolent sexism. 2. identify measures of traditional sexism, modern sexism, hostile sexism, and benevolent sexism. By the end of today’s class, you should be able to:

9 What are the consequences of gender stereotypes? (continued) Four forms of sexism toward women have been identified: Traditional sexism (TS), modern sexism (MS), hostile sexism (HS), and benevolent sexism (BS). 1. Sexism (continued)

10 TS and MS are assessed by the Modern Sexism Scale (MSS; Swim et al., 1995).

11 Traditional Sexism: Women are generally not as smart as men. (R) I would be equally comfortable having a woman as a boss as a man. It is more important to encourage boys than to encourage girls to participate in athletic activities. (R) Women are just as capable of thinking logically as men. When both parents are employed and their child gets sick at school, the school should call the mother rather than the father. (R) Items from the MSS (Swim et al., 1995) Modern Sexism: A. Antagonism Toward Women’s Demands It is easy to understand the anger of women’s groups in America. It is easy to understand why women’s groups are still concerned about societal limitations of women’s opportunities.

12 Modern Sexism, continued: B. Denial of Continuing Discrimination Discrimination against women is no longer a problem in the United States. (R) Women often miss out on good jobs due to sexual discrimination. It is rare to see women treated in a sexist manner on television. (R) On average, people in our society treat husbands and wives equally. (R) Society has reached a point where women and men have equal opportunities for achievement. (R) C. Resentment About Special Favors for Women Over the past few years, the government and news media have been showing more concern about the treatment of women than is warranted by women’s actual experiences. (R)

13 HS and BS are assessed by the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI; Glick and Fiske, 1996).

14 1. What are the consequences of gender stereotypes? (continued) Gender Stereotypes