Social Role Theory/ Masculine Gender Role – Flashcards

o Sex differences in behavior arise from distribution of men and women into social roles in society • Women more likely assume domestic roles of homemaker and primary caretaker of children • Men more likely to assume roles in paid economy and be primary family providers o Says men and women have different roles in society • Men are stronger and women bear children • Caused by basic biological differences • Division of labor between sexes leads to gender roles/ stereotypes OR sex-typed skills and beliefs, both of which cause gender differences.

Normative Influence: adhere because we fear rejection Informational Influence Cognitive Efficient: its efficient not to think about norms just to do them

o The model also assumes that the sensitivity of hormonal processes to social roles contributes to observed gender differences o Remember activational effects of hormones? • Some of the reason we see gender differences is due to activational effects o Well, the different roles men and women occupy activate different hormones, which create observed psychological and behavioral differences

Psychology= Men Psychology of Women Psychology of Men