PSYC 300 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. Gender AwarenessII. Women in other CountriesIII. Sex vs. GenderIV. Women and men: similar or different?V. What is feminism and types of feminismVI. Psychology of womenOutline of Current LectureI. Gender AwarenessII. Important concepts in Psychology of WomenIII. PassingCurrent LectureGender Awareness- 125 years of evolution: BOSCH laundry had only women doing the laundry in the picture on their advertisement- Breast feeding is not allowed publicly in some places- Betty White's quote about growing balls- Women in video games are usually completely nude and have very large female parts and men are usually the people who are playing these video games- Target's everyday collection-use of gender stereotyping to advertise products (cowgirl, laundry)Important Concepts in Psychology of Women Dominants vs subordinates: those in power determine philosophy, morality, values in society "Dominants" often do not realize the priviledges associated with being in power Majority group vs. minority group majoirty group-those who are truly the majortiy but in the case of men and women, women are considered to be in the minority -minority groups often do not have the same social and income stature as the majoirty Privilege White as normative; male as normative: -those that differ from the "norm" are deviations U.S.-Centered Nationalism Self-hatred-internalization of a dominant group's belief Passing-pressure to assimilate into a dominant culture results in some "minorities" to tryto pass as "majority"Passing Women using pseudonyms JK Rowling (Joanne Rowling) – Harry Potters George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) – famous novelist J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) – romance novelist A.M. Barnard (Louisa May Alcott) – Little Women Women who use liposuction, plastic surgery to look more attractive Gay/lesbians who pass as
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