GENDER DEVELOPMENT EXAM FLASHCARD #8
Cult of true womanhood - correct answer 1820s-60s Victorian era glorification of the
feminine image whose dominate stereotypes only include rich white women
1. Piety: they are religious
2. Purity: they are virgins because it was believed only men desired sex during this time
3. Submissive: women are in the background and give in to men
4. Domesticity: women know everything about how to run a home
Doctrine of two spheres - correct answer women and men have separate areas of
influence that are opposites
Women are concerned with home and family
Men are concerned with society and economics
Male gender role identity - correct answer the dominant idea of masculinity with four
dominant traits developed from WWII that furthers toxic masculinity
1. No Sissy Stuff: no feminine traits like emotions are allowed
2. The Big Wheel: men are the bosses in charge and achievement oriented
3. Sturdy Oak: men are strong, tough, and independent
4. Give 'Em Hell: men must be aggressive and violent
Male gender role strain - correct answer prohibits close, personal, and intimate
relationships and requires persistent competition and striving
Androgeny - correct answer combination of masculine and feminine characteristics
Reported to be happier overall because they don't have to fit in gender boxes
Misogyny - correct answer hatred or devaluing of things feminine that leads to the
diminishment of female worth and value
Prejudice - correct answer negative evaluation of an entire group
Reactions aren't based on individuals
Attitudes
, Discrimination - correct answer behavior that holds people or groups apart from others
Results in differential treatment
Behaviors and actions
Historical gender measurement - correct answer measured through stereotyping and
judgement of traits
Seen through a one-dimensional binary approach
Formal curriculum - correct answer formal and planned instruction (ex. Algebra)
Informal curriculum - correct answer education that occurs outside the formal
Includes social education and learning experiences (ex. Extracurriculars)
Hidden curriculum - correct answer taught informally and unintentionally (gender norms,
values, roles, etc.)
Null curriculum - correct answer material specifically chosen not to be taught (ex. Sex
ed)
Effects of education in elementary - correct answer gender differences come from
different approaches weaved into curriculum
Girls: need more training in gross motor skills and experimental/investigatory activities
but are trained out of them because they're for boys
Boys: need more training in reading and writing which they get in the formal curriculum
Effects of education in middle school - correct answer gender differences come from
attitudes not abilities
Girls: continue to make the same grades as boys but lack confidence due to learned
gender behaviors
Effects of education in high school - correct answer social environments are more
important and students use physical abilities and appearance to gain status
Girls: like biology and social sciences but underrepresented in math
Boys: like physical/computer science but overrepresented in math
Cult of true womanhood - correct answer 1820s-60s Victorian era glorification of the
feminine image whose dominate stereotypes only include rich white women
1. Piety: they are religious
2. Purity: they are virgins because it was believed only men desired sex during this time
3. Submissive: women are in the background and give in to men
4. Domesticity: women know everything about how to run a home
Doctrine of two spheres - correct answer women and men have separate areas of
influence that are opposites
Women are concerned with home and family
Men are concerned with society and economics
Male gender role identity - correct answer the dominant idea of masculinity with four
dominant traits developed from WWII that furthers toxic masculinity
1. No Sissy Stuff: no feminine traits like emotions are allowed
2. The Big Wheel: men are the bosses in charge and achievement oriented
3. Sturdy Oak: men are strong, tough, and independent
4. Give 'Em Hell: men must be aggressive and violent
Male gender role strain - correct answer prohibits close, personal, and intimate
relationships and requires persistent competition and striving
Androgeny - correct answer combination of masculine and feminine characteristics
Reported to be happier overall because they don't have to fit in gender boxes
Misogyny - correct answer hatred or devaluing of things feminine that leads to the
diminishment of female worth and value
Prejudice - correct answer negative evaluation of an entire group
Reactions aren't based on individuals
Attitudes
, Discrimination - correct answer behavior that holds people or groups apart from others
Results in differential treatment
Behaviors and actions
Historical gender measurement - correct answer measured through stereotyping and
judgement of traits
Seen through a one-dimensional binary approach
Formal curriculum - correct answer formal and planned instruction (ex. Algebra)
Informal curriculum - correct answer education that occurs outside the formal
Includes social education and learning experiences (ex. Extracurriculars)
Hidden curriculum - correct answer taught informally and unintentionally (gender norms,
values, roles, etc.)
Null curriculum - correct answer material specifically chosen not to be taught (ex. Sex
ed)
Effects of education in elementary - correct answer gender differences come from
different approaches weaved into curriculum
Girls: need more training in gross motor skills and experimental/investigatory activities
but are trained out of them because they're for boys
Boys: need more training in reading and writing which they get in the formal curriculum
Effects of education in middle school - correct answer gender differences come from
attitudes not abilities
Girls: continue to make the same grades as boys but lack confidence due to learned
gender behaviors
Effects of education in high school - correct answer social environments are more
important and students use physical abilities and appearance to gain status
Girls: like biology and social sciences but underrepresented in math
Boys: like physical/computer science but overrepresented in math
