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Predictors Of Sex-Role Stereotypes

A construct is a person's "unique way of looking at life", constant hypothesis' of what will happen in the future because of personal history's consequences. From this, stems an individual's locus of control. Whether it is internal or external shows a person's beliefs and attitudes towards life. A particular opinion one forms is their view of what men and women "should do."
Harrison (1981) believed personality characteristics form sex-role attitudes. Men's sex role stereotypes tend to be instrumental factors and female stereotypes correspond to expressive factors. For example, men tend to be thought of and try to be "rational, competent, and assertive." Women tend to be stereotyped as "warm, interdependent, interpersonally skilled, and interested in others." Evidence indicates that behavior and attitudes of people that fit these stereotypes have a positive correlation with high self-esteem. Conversely, people who don't fall in their stereotypes experience society's negativity......


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