"孩子们和女孩们":父母传达一个男性默认的儿童导向的语言
Rachel A Leshin1, Josie Benitez2, Serena Fu2
1Department of Psychology, Peretsman Scully Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540.
概括
父母使用性别中立的术语对男孩比女孩更多,有助于男性默认认知觉. 儿童时期的这种语言模式可能会影响性别平等,突出一个关键的社会机制.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 发展科学 发展科学
背景情况:
- 成年人经常认为男性是默认的"人",影响性别平等.
- 这种男性默认的感知在美国的童年发展.
- 驱动这种感觉的特定社会机制尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 调查家长类别标签在塑造儿童对性别理解中的作用.
- 检查父母如何在与孩子的对话中标记男孩/男人和女孩/女人.
- 识别潜在的社会机制,有助于男性默认认知.
主要方法:
- 在美国进行了两项研究,对822个亲子双进行了研究.
- 研究人员分析了父母使用的性别中立和性别特定标签的频率.
- 检查了对刻板印象和反刻板印象性别刺激的反应中的标签模式.
主要成果:
- 父母使用性别中立的标签 (例如",孩子"",人") 对于男孩/男孩的频率高于对女孩/女性的频率.
- 相反,父母对女孩/女性使用的性别特异性标签 (例如"女孩") 比对男孩/男性使用的更为频繁.
- 这些标签模式在与对立的刻板印象性别示例呈现时发生了逆转.
结论:
- 父母使用类别标签是发展男性默认的重要社会机制.
- 幼儿时期的这种语言模式可能会导致性别不平等.
- 了解这些机制可以为促进性别平等的干预提供信息.
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