5TSO Unit 2, Check-in: Are you sure about that?

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Check-in: Are you sure about that?

Ex. 1

Sort the following activities under ‘boy stuff’, ‘girl stuff’ or ‘boy and girl stuff’ and discuss with the class.

Which of these activities are commonly considered to be more for boys, girls or both?

Becoming a DJ

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

free running or parkour

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

going camping in nature

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

gossiping with friends

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

ice skating

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

playing basketball

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

playing football

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

putting on make-up

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

sewing clothes

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

skateboarding

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

taking up ballet classes

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

taking up a fighting sport

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

weightlifting

boy stuff

girl stuff

both

Ex. 3

Watch the videos and indicate the activities you see in exercise 1. 

Would you still put the activities in exercise 1 where you put them first? Why (not)?

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This unit will be about (gender) stereotypes. But what do these words mean?

• stereotype
• gender
• sex
• male/female
• masculine/feminine 

Match words an explanations on the next slide -->

stereotype

gender

sex

masculine

/feminine

male

/female

refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities. 

refers to a set of biological attributes in humans and animals. 

a standardized mental picture that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgement. They are mostly racial, religious, cultural or gender based.

relating to the sex that either can or cannot have babies

refer to the qualities that we consider to be typical of women or men

What do these words mean?

• stereotype: a standardized mental picture that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgement. They are mostly racial, religious, cultural or gender based.
• gender: refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities. 
• sex: refers to a set of biological attributes in humans and animals. 
• male/female: relating to the sex that either can or cannot have babies
• masculine/feminine: refer to the qualities that we consider to be typical of women or men

Can you give other examples of (gender) stereotypes?