How do sports and sexual harassment in schools perpetuate gender-stereotyped expectations and behavior? Discuss the significance of gender bias in schools.
What will be an ideal response?
• Many teachers use a gender-segregated approach to organize their classroom and playground activities (“Boys line up on the left; girls on the right”). Teachers may do this out of convenience or for disciplinary purposes, not because they have any intent to engage in gender bias.
• Gender bias in education is clearly visible in cases of sexual harassment. When teachers and administrators take a “boys will be boys” attitude about derogatory remarks and aggressive behavior that boys make against girls, a hostile learning environment is created not only for girls but for all students.
You might also like to view...
______________ is an action that denies equal treatment to others
a. Discrimination b. Prejudice c. Stereotyping d. Egocentrism
What are the three key arguments of the Davis and Moore theory of social stratification? What is one social position in society that supports their argument? What is one social position in a society that refutes their argument?
What will be an ideal response?
Research shows that there are many _____ for women, but few for men
a. high-paying career opportunities b. derogatory or disrespectful terms c. social roles d. positive social messages
Which of the following best describes the term heterosexism?
A) It is the belief that homosexuals should be allowed to live their lives just as freely as heterosexuals. B) It is the belief that homosexuals should be granted the same rights as heterosexuals in regard to marriage and adoption. C) It is the irrational fear of people who classify their sexual orientation as heterosexual. D) It is the denigration and stigmatization of any behavior, person, or relationship that is not heterosexual.