The characteristics of the female became to be seen as being affectionate, compassionate, gentle, sensitive, tender, and understanding. Males, on the other hand, became to be characterized by their aggressiveness, ambition, competitiveness, dominance, self-reliance, and independence (Auster)
Young boys are told repeatedly that real men do not share their emotions and young girls are told to be loving and caring. The sad reality of gender stereotyping is that it can have disastrous effects on those members of society who, for whatever reason, do not fit neatly into the stereotypical roles and behaviors (Correll)
As to which gender suffers most severely from gender stereotyping, it is difficult to say. Each gender undoubtedly is forced to conform in some measure to stereotyping but the fact that males still largely dominate the formation of social norms and expectations it is likely that non-stereotypical women still suffer the most criticism and ridicule (Heilman)
Interestingly, despite the rapid progress being enjoyed by women toward equality, these traditional gender stereotypes remain nearly as strong as they have ever been. There are suggestions made by those who have studied the possible differences between men and women that such differences are natural and the result of the way that each gender's mind is wired (Kelly)
There are suggestions made by those who have studied the possible differences between men and women that such differences are natural and the result of the way that each gender's mind is wired (Kelly). Others believe, however, that the differences that occur are the result of conditioning, that is, how older members of a society react to each gender when they are babies (Pfaus)
" In the New York Times-owned online resource, About.com, the authors describe prejudice as a "…baseless and usually negative attitude" toward group members, and it is often the result of stereotyping a group or person (Cherry, 2011)
Having those categories established allows a person to make decisions later -- and not have to begin all over fresh making judgments and adjusting behaviors accordingly. What is in-group favoritism? In the PubMed website (part of the National Center for Biotechnical Information, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health) the authors say that a "central aspect of human behavior" is to favor one group over another (Fu, et al
Out-group homogeneity effect: The tendency to view out-groups as "…more homogeneous, or less variable, than in-groups" is the description of the out-group homogeneity effect. In research programs, it has been shown that "…over and above any overall in-group preferences," that is, rating your own group more positively than out-groups, in research studies the out-group was judged "…more stereotypically than the in-groups" (Judd, et al
Nadra Nittle writes in About.com that stereotypes are certain qualities that are assigned to groups of people linked to those people's "…race, nationality and sexual orientation" (Nittle, 2012)
Red Sox fans in Boston believe that Yankee fans in New York are "disturbed" and likewise, Yankee fans believe there is something very disturbed about Red Sox fans. In Boston, Red Sox fans are the in-group and Yankee fans are the "out-group"; the Yankee fan is the in-group in New York and of course those crazy Red Sox fans are the out-group in New York (Whitbourne)
A 2006 report by Lennard Davis (a college professor) in response to a request by an African-American student to no longer teach using a text written by Joseph Conrad titled "Heart of Darkness" states "the thought of giving up the book also created a kind of anxiety for me. Was I giving in to the voice of censorship? Were my student's sensibilities simply a new form of the old thought police?" (Davis, 2006, p
" (Cornell University, nd) The work of Ford (1997) entitled: "Effects of Stereotypical Television Portrayals of African-American on Person Perception" states that media portrayals of African-Americans have been show "to increase the likelihood that whites will make negative social perception judgments of an African-American." (Ford, 1997) in fact, among the many studies reported that focus on stereotyping and its affect, stereotyping is just as diverse as population that is ultimately served by the psychological profession
Thus, the costs of men's masculine striving are high, and both individuals and organizations pay the price." (Gilbert, 2006) Ely additionally states in the interview as follows: Research shows that in dangerous, male-dominated work settings, men's tendency to gain respect by demonstrating and defending their masculinity is costly
Intergenerational conflict may account for some behavior that is difficult to understand. (Grossman, Kim, and Tan, 2008) II
" (2003) the internalized aging stereotypes that children formulate in their minds are reinforced as the children age because these stereotypes "tend to be reinforced by repeated exposure to the mainly negative stereotypes that exist in North America and Europe." (Levy, 2003) Levy states that over the past twenty years that has been a great deal in the way of experimental studies conducted concerning the
Asmar's findings demonstrated that "negative responses by their teachers and by their non-Muslim peers towards identifiable Muslims do appear to affect some of those students quite painfully." (Matthews, 2001) IV
Young people experience globalization on a more or less daily basis through internet use, friendship links, etc. (Bourn)
Influence from the Media The media's influence cannot be overlooked. It has massive influence over the youth and teenagers (Hunteman and Morgan 311)
In my opinion, the group more or less dictates the actions of its members. Additionally, it is highly likely that teenagers spend more time with their peers than with their parents (Jeung 73)
Parental influence takes the form of racial socialization, which helps to develop positive identities. Parents serve as the primary sources of information for their children (Novak and Pelaez 468)