Academic Interactions 130 Nikki Mattson

IECPSpring 2016

Agenda

• Housekeeping – conversation starters• Introduction to Pathways 1

Conversation Starters

• HW?• http://ai130sp16.blogspot.com/

Getting to Know the Textbook

• Read through the topics and skills from pages iv-vii.

• From the “scope and sequence” pages, what topics and skills are you particularly interested in?

• Share your interests with your group

Pathways 1, pg. 1: Gender and Society

• What is the difference between the words “gender” and “sex”?

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/gendermed/sexandgender.html

Group Discussion1. What kinds of behaviors/attitudes/actions do you

consider to be masculine?

2. What kind of behaviors/attitudes/actions do you consider to be feminine?

3. Do you think your beliefs about what is feminine and masculine are shaped by the culture of your home country? If so, how?

Culture and Gender Stereotypes

• Williams and Best (1982) studied 30 countries and found high cross-cultural agreement on the adjectives used to describe males and females.

– In all countries, adjectives associated with men were rated as being stronger and more active.

– Participants from Japan and South African rated male characteristics as more favorable; Italy and Peru rated female characteristics more favorable.

Culture and Gender Stereotypes

• Follow up studies by Williams and Best (1990)

– Men are viewed as active, strong, critical, conscientious, extraverted, and open.

– Women are viewed as passive, weak, nurturing, adaptive, agreeable, and neurotic.

• Do you agree or disagree with any of these stereotypes (in particular)?

Pathways, pg. 1.

• Video

Group Discussion

• What did you see in the video?• What are your reactions to what you saw?

Why Cholitas?

What do you think of this practice of fighting cholitas?

Pathways, pgs. 2-3 (Group Discussion)

• Read pgs. 2-3 and complete the discussion questions with your group.

HW

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