Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
needing to be more feminine/masculine
Last week we had that discussion in class about the girl with the frilly dress on when it was raining. This post secret postcard reminded me of that discussion. I wonder if that woman felt this way- that she had to act super girlie to get noticed by the guy she was with. I know that this might be exaggerated but I have friends that complain that they have to dress up for their boyfriends to compliment them and "notice them." I know that thats how my tomboy self felt it was like in elementary and middle school whether it was true or not.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Yes this is not a post but I couldn't not share the link
This australian real-estate ad itself is interesting to watch, but I think the comments are just as intriguing to read and might spark some discussion.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Gender Differences in Learning Styles
I have a friend who teaches at a school that separates boys and girls in the classroom. He went to a conference recently that talked about the different ways that boys and girls learn. I have always been told that boys need hand on activities and space to move around, but that girls can pay attention without it. Why is this? Does it have to do more with the way we raise boys and girls and not about biological development. Why is it that girls are labeled "more mature" and better at concentration? If we raised children differently where gender roles were minimized would this make a major difference?
"A report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that gender differences in personality were remarkably robust across all cultures studied, including China, sub-Saharan Africa, Malaysia, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, the United States, and Europe (including specific studies in Croatia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and western Russia). "Contrary to predictions from the social role model, gender differences were most pronounced in European and American cultures in which traditional sex roles are minimized," the authors concluded.
Source: Paul Costa, Antonio Terracciano, & Robert McCrae, "Gender differences in personality traits across cultures: robust and surprising findings," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, volume 81, number 2, pp. 322-331, 2001.
How much do traditional sex roles influence men and women's learning style? I'm doing some research and looking into this .. but for right now its just some food for thought
"A report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that gender differences in personality were remarkably robust across all cultures studied, including China, sub-Saharan Africa, Malaysia, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, the United States, and Europe (including specific studies in Croatia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and western Russia). "Contrary to predictions from the social role model, gender differences were most pronounced in European and American cultures in which traditional sex roles are minimized," the authors concluded.
Source: Paul Costa, Antonio Terracciano, & Robert McCrae, "Gender differences in personality traits across cultures: robust and surprising findings," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, volume 81, number 2, pp. 322-331, 2001.
How much do traditional sex roles influence men and women's learning style? I'm doing some research and looking into this .. but for right now its just some food for thought
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