sex-role stereotypes

• sex role stereotypes are the set of beliefs that people hold about what is appropriate behaviour for males and females
• sex role stereotypes are learnt from birth as children are exposed to society's expectations about how boys and girls should behave
• sex role stereotypes can be seen in the media and vary across cultures
• sex role stereotypes influence gender behaviour through the process of socialisation

  • links to SLT's view that gender is environmentally determined