Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases

Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
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Gender Stereotypes and Other Gender Biases
The article, ''Analysis of Current Gender Stereotypes’ ‘by Castillo-Mayén (2014) is relevant to our class because it discusses gender stereotypes and biases covered in the classroom. According to the article, gender stereotypes are beliefs about the attributes associated with women and men that reveal gender discrimination. It relates to the class material, ‘‘People’s Beliefs about Women and Men’’ that discusses biased representations of women and men. This class material states that gender stereotype is the beliefs and assumptions associated with females and males. The article is also relevant to our class because it identifies sociodemographic factors like religion to represent men and women differently. This finding alingns with the class material that connects various religions like Judaism, Christianity, Chinese beliefs, and Hinduism to gender stereotypes. They depict women either negatively or as inferior. Lastly, the article highl...