PY 350 Brenau University Psychology of Gender Interview Discussion

Ask two men and 2 women the following 8 questions and present findings in presentation.

Discuss your experiences with the activity – what was it like to do it? How did people respond? Did you have any pre-conceptions going in to the activity? Were you surprised by the results? What did you learn?

Conclude your presentation by commenting on the noted similarities and differences in your individual results across group members. (This should be divided among group members as equally as possible.)

1. THINK ABOUT HOW MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE. HOW DOES YOUR BEHAVIOR DIFFER FROM HOW MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE?
2. THINK ABOUT HOW MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO LOOK. HOW DOES YOUR APPEARANCE DIFFER FROM HOW MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO LOOK
3. THINK ABOUT THE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS THAT MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE. HOW DOES YOUR PERSONALITY DIFFER FROM THE PERSONALITY MEN (WOMEN) ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE?
4. THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO INTEREST MEN (WOMEN). HOW DO YOUR INTERESTS DIFFER FROM THE INTERESTS THAT MEN (WOMEN) ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE?
5. THINK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH YOUR BEHAVIOR MATCHES THE WAY SOCIETY EXPECTS MEN ( WOMEN) TO BEHAVE. DO YOU FEEL ANY OF THESE BEHAVIORS ARE HARMFUL?
6. THINK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH YOUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE MATCHES THE WAY SOCIETY EXPECTS MEN ( WOMEN) TO LOOK. DO YOU FEEL ANY OF THESE EXPECTATIONS ARE HARMFUL?
7. THINK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH YOUR PERSONALITY MATCHES THE PERSONALITY SOCIETY EXPECTS MEN(WOMEN) TO HAVE. DO YOU FEEL ANY OF THESE PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE HARMFUL?
8. THINK ABOUT THE INTERESTS YOU HAVE THAT CORRESPOND TO THE INTERESTS SOCIETY EXPECTS MEN ( WOMEN) TO HAVE DO YOU FEEL IT IS HARMFUL TO HAVE ANY OF THESE INTERESTS?