Sexual Differences Were Strongly Emphasized in 19^th-Century America Because

question 79

Multiple Choice

Sexual differences were strongly emphasized in 19^th-century America because

• A) frontier life necessitated these distinctions.
• B) men were regarded as morally superior beings.
• C) it was the duty of men to teach the young how to be good, productive citizens.
• D) the market economy increasingly separated men and women into distinct economic roles.
• E) women believed this emphasis brought them greater respect.

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Definitions:

Outgroups

Groups of people that do not belong to one's own group, which is considered the "in-group", often leading to prejudice against them.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors, protecting self-esteem.

Scapegoat Theory

A social psychology concept that explains the tendency to blame someone else for one's own problems, often as a way of deflecting attention from one's own failures.

Outgroups

Any group with which an individual does not identify, often viewed oppositely to the in-group and sometimes subject to biases and stereotypes.