Park Discussion BW Female Female Male Female or Male Male Friends Discussion Ques
Directions
In this unit, you will complete a 2-6 page paper assignment on the unit topic below.
Gender Stereotypes
After reading each excerpt below, answer items 1-3. Once you have answers for the three excerpts, then answer items a-l.
- Determine whether the excerpt is representative of a discussion occurring between female-female, male-female, or male-male friends,
- Indicate the sex of person A and person B in the excerpt,
- Articulate why you believe your perception is accurate. Indicate what specific stereotypes you relied upon to come to your decision. Identify specific words that led you to determine the sex of persons A and B and highlight any topics which let you to these conclusions.
- How accurate were you in differentiating among female-female, male-female, and male-male friendships using only the transcript provided?
- What, if any, gender specific stereotypes did you rely upon to come to your decision?
- What, if any, specific words led you to determine the sex of persons A and B in each transcript/excerpt?
- What, if any topics led you to make these conclusions?
- What, if any, global gender schemata influenced your decision?
- What, if any, interaction specific gender schemata influenced your decision?
- For which dyad- female-female, male-female, and male-male- was it easiest to determine the gender of each friend? Why?
- For which dyad- female-female, male-female, and male-male- was it hardest to determine the gender of each friend? Why?
- What, if any, role does the media play in developing our gender expectations of communication?
- How, if at all, do stereotypes of how men or women should communicate influence your everyday interactions?
- What are the strengths of relying on global and interaction specific gender schemata to determine the sex of individuals interacting with social situations?
- What are the limitations of relying on global and interaction specific gender schemata to determine the gender of individuals interacting in social situations?
Excerpt #1
(phone conversation)
Person A: Hello.
Person B: You sleeping?
Person A: No. I was watching Casablanca.
Person B: Channel please.
Person A: Eleven.
Person B: Thank you, got it. Now you’re telling me you will be happier with Casablanca actor/actress A than Casablanca actor/actress B?
Person A: When did I say that?
Person B: When we drove to New York?
Persona A: I never said that. I would never have said that.
Person B: Alright, fine. Have it your way. (Pause) Have you been sleeping?
Person A: Why?
Person B: Because I haven’t been sleeping. I really miss (name of ex). (Pause). Maybe I’m coming down with something. Last night, I was up at 4 in the morning watching Leave It to Beaver in Spanish. Buenos, dias, Se?or Cleaver. ¿Donde esta Wallace y Theodore? I’m not well.
Person A: Well, I went to bed at 7:30 last night. I haven’t done that since the third grade.
Person B: That’s the good thing about depression. You get your rest.
Person A: I’m not depressed.
Person B: Oh, okay. Fine.
*Note: Any phrase or words that either directly or indirectly identified the gender of a conversation participant have been removed from or modified in the transcript.
Excerpt #2
(face-to-face)
Person A: I don’t understand this relationship.
Person B: What do you mean?
Person A: You enjoy being with him/her?
Person B: Yes.
Person A: You find him/her attractive?
Person B: Yes.
Person A: And you’re not sleeping with him/her?
Person B: No.
Person A: What are you afraid of? You’re afraid to let yourself be happy.
*Note: Any phrase or words that either directly or indirectly identified the gender of a conversation participant have been removed from or modified in the transcript.
Excerpt #3
(face-to-face)
Person A: (Person A pulls person B aside to het his/her attention)
Person B: Do you like him/her?
Person A: Person C? Yeah, he’s/she’s nice. But how do you feel about Person D?
Person B: He/she seems okay. I could really get a sense of….
Person A: (interrupting) You think you’d go out with him/her?
Person B: I don’t know. I mean….
Person A: ….. because I feel very comfortable with him/her.
Person B: You want to go out with Person D?
Person A: Would it be okay with you?
Person B: Sure. Sure. I’m just worried about Person C. He’s/she’s very sensitive. He’s/she’s going through a rough period, do don’t like, reject him/her, right now, you know?
Person A: Oh no. I wouldn’t. I totally understand.
*Note: Any phrase or words that either directly or indirectly identified the gender of a conversation participant have been removed from or modified in the transcript.
