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Gender Stereotypes and Emotions: Are Sad Dads Perceived as Less Competent?

Berry, Sally Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1243606611

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2009, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
Researchers investigating gender stereotypes have found that it is often more socially acceptable for men to display confidence and anger rather than insecurity and sadness. Moreover, gender stereotypes often prescribe and describe emotional displays for men and women in specific social roles including parenting, a social role where emotional expressions are stereotypically feminine. Based on this research, this study investigated gender role violations concerning emotional displays specified in terms of the roles of parenting. It was hypothesized that participants would give sad dads significantly lower ratings of competence, knowledge, and approval in regards to being accepted into an after school program as compared to angry dads, sad moms, and angry moms. Overall, the findings did not support the hypotheses.
Mark Sibicky, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Alicia Doerflinger, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
45 p.
Gender; Psychology
gender stereotypes; emotion; single parents

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  • Berry, S. M. (2009). Gender Stereotypes and Emotions: Are Sad Dads Perceived as Less Competent? [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1243606611

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Berry, Sally. Gender Stereotypes and Emotions: Are Sad Dads Perceived as Less Competent? 2009. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1243606611.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Berry, Sally. "Gender Stereotypes and Emotions: Are Sad Dads Perceived as Less Competent?" Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1243606611

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