Define and give an example of instrumental and expressive traits, and discuss how these traits have either benefited or stereotyped males and females.
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Traits associated with males are known as instrumental traits. They include characteristics such as being independent, aggressive, and power oriented. The instrumental traits associated with males suited them for the traditional masculine role of going out into the world as the breadwinner.
Traits that are associated with females are known as expressive traits. They include characteristics such as being warm and sensitive. The expressive traits paralleled the traditional feminine role of being the sensitive, nurturing caregiver in the home.
These roles and traits are not just different, however; they also are unequal in terms of social status and power. The traditional masculine characteristics suit one to deal competently with the wider world and to wield authority. As such, these traits benefit males. On the other hand, the feminine characteristics are childlike, suitable to someone who is dependent and subordinate to others. These traits stereotype females as passive and powerless and do not benefit females.
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