Gender stereotypes as inferences: Why surgeons are all male

PublicacionesDidacticas Nº99  |  Octubre 2018  |  PublicacionesDidacticas.com
Páginas: 597 a 602  |  Código PD: 099166  |  DOI: N/A
Recibido 2018-08-31; Aceptado 2018-09-05; Publicado 2018-09-25

Público: Psicolingüística
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Title: Gender stereotypes as inferences: Why surgeons are all male
Abstract:
This article explores to what extent gender stereotype inferences influence discourse comprehension. It is assumed that the reader resorts to their world knowledge to create a coherent mental representation of a text when the information provided is insufficient or is not readily available. In fact, these inferences are so strong that they even mislead readers. When they encounter a gender neutral occupational noun (e.g., surgeon), they tend to assign a stereotyped male gender even if this contradicts the information in the text. Research suggest that these nouns are processed differently.
Keywords: gender stereotype inferences, minimalist view, constructionist view, mental model, definitional gender nouns

Título: Gender stereotypes as inferences: Why surgeons are all male
Resumen:
This article explores to what extent gender stereotype inferences influence discourse comprehension. It is assumed that the reader resorts to their world knowledge to create a coherent mental representation of a text when the information provided is insufficient or is not readily available. In fact, these inferences are so strong that they even mislead readers. When they encounter a gender neutral occupational noun (e.g., surgeon), they tend to assign a stereotyped male gender even if this contradicts the information in the text. Research suggest that these nouns are processed differently.
Palabras clave: gender stereotype inferences, minimalist view, constructionist view, mental model, definitional gender nouns


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