Oral Presentations
Location
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
91
Start Date
4-10-2019 8:45 AM
End Date
4-10-2019 9:00 AM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The primary goal of our research was to determine if there was a correlation between a person’s self-esteem in relation to the gender group that they belong to and how they perceive certain objects in terms of whether they are masculine, feminine, or gender neutral. Participants first completed a demographic survey. Participants were exposed to 30 pictorial items and simultaneously filled out a Gender Stereotyped Objects Rating scale. Lastly, participants rated a Gender Specific Self-Esteem Scale regarding how they perceived themselves in relation to their gender stereotyped groups. We analyzed our participant’s gender specific self-esteem and how they rated certain everyday objects. We expected to find that those with a high gender specific self-esteem would be more likely to rate objects the way that they are perceived by society, and those with a low gender specific self-esteem would be more likely to see all, or most, objects as gender neutral. Those who based their identity on their gender were more likely to conform to the societal standards of gender norms, while those who did not base their identity on gender were less likely to conform to gender norms.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Virginia Cylke
Rights Statement
The right to download or print any portion of this material is granted by the copyright owner only for personal or educational use. The author/creator retains all proprietary rights, including copyright ownership. Any editing, other reproduction or other use of this material by any means requires the express written permission of the copyright owner. Except as provided above, or for any other use that is allowed by fair use (Title 17, §107 U.S.C.), you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any material from this web site in any physical or digital form without the permission of the copyright owner of the material.
The Gendering of Inanimate Objects: The Effect of Gender-Stereotyped Objects on Gender Specific Self-Esteem
Room 215, Schewel Hall
The primary goal of our research was to determine if there was a correlation between a person’s self-esteem in relation to the gender group that they belong to and how they perceive certain objects in terms of whether they are masculine, feminine, or gender neutral. Participants first completed a demographic survey. Participants were exposed to 30 pictorial items and simultaneously filled out a Gender Stereotyped Objects Rating scale. Lastly, participants rated a Gender Specific Self-Esteem Scale regarding how they perceived themselves in relation to their gender stereotyped groups. We analyzed our participant’s gender specific self-esteem and how they rated certain everyday objects. We expected to find that those with a high gender specific self-esteem would be more likely to rate objects the way that they are perceived by society, and those with a low gender specific self-esteem would be more likely to see all, or most, objects as gender neutral. Those who based their identity on their gender were more likely to conform to the societal standards of gender norms, while those who did not base their identity on gender were less likely to conform to gender norms.