Barry Is a Macho Type, and Was Not Sympathetic When

question 34

Multiple Choice

Barry is a macho type, and was not sympathetic when reading a police report about a young woman being hospitalised after a sexual assault at a gang party. 'She would have had it coming to her', he thinks. This is an example of:

• A) the just-world hypothesis.
• B) new-look prejudice.
• C) a normative influence.
• D) the modelling effect.

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Definitions:

Bank Manager

An individual responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a bank branch, ensuring financial stability, and providing customer service.

Gender Stereotyping

The practice of ascribing to an individual woman or man specific attributes, characteristics, or roles by reason only of her or his membership in the social group of women or men.

Gender

A social construct that involves a range of identities that do not necessarily correspond to established ideas of male and female.

Strong Masculine Role

The cultural expectation that men will display traits typically associated with masculinity, such as strength, independence, and emotional stoicism.