Project 8

PSYC 367/WmSt 366: Gender Issues in Psychology

Spring 2004 Virginia Norris, Ph.D.

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Project 8
DUE APRIL 1, 2004

"Women's Problems"

Explore stereotypes of women's emotional and psychological health and abilities during three periods (no pun intended!):

* menstruation

* pregnancy * menopause Interview three males and three females about their stereotypes of women's functioning during these periods, using the following grid as a guide.

		Menstruation	Pregnancy	Menopause
Are women's emotions altered during these periods? How?	F
Are women's emotions altered during these periods? How?	M
Do you think these biological functions affect women's psychological stability or wellbeing? How?	F
	M
Should women's activities be restricted in any way during these periods? How? Why?	F
	M
Are women's abilities impaired during these periods? How?	F
Are women's abilities impaired during these periods? How?	M
What slang terms or nicknames for these periods are you aware of?	F
	M

Note any individual differences among your respondents in their descriptions Or the impacts Or menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause

Based on your data, what role is women's biology or reproductive function presumed to have on emotion, psychological wellbeing, behavior, and ability?

What role can such beliefs have on the behavior and experience or women during these periods? on those with whom women interact?

How can such beliefs/stereotypes influence research on menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause?

Why are such beliefs/stereotypes so persistent?

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