THINKING ABOUT THE SEXES - THE RELATION BETWEEN COGNITIONS AND GENDERSTEREOTYPES

Gender stereotypes continue to impose restrictions and limitations on both women and men. Social learning and social cognition theory provid e vehicles for better understanding how gender stereotypes develop and , consequently, how they can be changed. Gender stereotypes are examin ed within a framework that includes perceptions, attributions, expecta ncies, assumptions, and standards. Implications for therapy with coupl es are discussed.