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University of Central Florida

2007

Ambivalent sexism; Benevolent sexism; Gender bias; Hostile sexism; Intergroup bias; Self esteem; Self worth; Sexism; Specific self esteem

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The Development Of Intergroup Bias In Children To Ambivalent Sexism In Adults: A Study Of The Role Of Self-Esteem, Noel E. Thomas Wrend Jan 2007

The Development Of Intergroup Bias In Children To Ambivalent Sexism In Adults: A Study Of The Role Of Self-Esteem, Noel E. Thomas Wrend

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Gender differences play an important role in the diversity that exists in our world today. Evan as infants, our young minds are able to grasp that there are large differences in the roles and expectations for males and females and that these differences contribute to the variety of experiences that we encounter in our interactions with the two genders. As we grown from children into adults, it is clear that the biased opinions we form regarding the opposite sex in childhood are too simplistic in their ideologies, and during the time that we mature into young adults, our opinions mature …