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GENDER STEREOTYPING

What is gender stereotyping?


Gender stereotyping is simply a simplistic generalization or standardization of social roles of male and female, both domestically and socially. It is all about beliefs held about characteristics, traits, and activity-domains believed appropriate for men and women.

Discuss these stereotypes and give your opinion!

Men are good at math


Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Women are bad at science


Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Men are lazy and messy


Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Women are illogical


Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it.

Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Pink is for girls


Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Discuss these quotations based on gender stereotyping. Give your opinion!

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. Mrs. Thatcher
Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it.

Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Every body allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female. Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it.
Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

New York City has finally hired women to pick up the garbage, which makes sense to me, since, as I've discovered, a good bit of being a woman consists of picking up garbage. Anna Quindlen
Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it.

Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

Women like silent men. They think they're listening. Marcel Achard
Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot. Isabel Allende, Ins of My Soul
Agreement : That's so true. That's for sure. Absolutely. That's exactly how I feel. Exactly. No doubt about it. Disagreement : (strong) No way. I don't think so I'm afraid I disagree. (strong) I totally disagree. (strong) I'd say the exact opposite. Not necessarily. That's not always true. That's not always the case. No, I'm not so sure about that.

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