Structure and Content of Gender Stereotypes: Effects of Somatic Appearance and Trait Information.

Freeman, Harvey R.

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ERIC Number: EJ356538

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Publication Date: 1987

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Structure and Content of Gender Stereotypes: Effects of Somatic Appearance and Trait Information.

Freeman, Harvey R.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v11 n1 p59-67 Mar 1987

Male and female subjects studied photographs of females who differed in somatic appearance and read information about traits. Subjects estimated the probability that the stimulus person possessed other gender-related traits and engaged in gender-related behaviors. Results support a multiple-component construction of stereotypes, with physical appearance the most potent component. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Higher Education, Labeling (of Persons), Personality Traits, Physical Characteristics, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Stereotypes, Stereotypes

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Language: English

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