GENDER DIVERSITY

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GENDER DIVERSITY

• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
  Standards and Education

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5.0To Become Aware of your beliefs about gender
traits and roles

• Men and women literally live in parallel, but
  different worlds
  
• D. Tannon

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5.1Define Gender Diversity

• Gender is
• Culturally specific set of characteristics
• Identifies social behavior of men/women
• Refers to the relationship between men/women
• Analytical tool for understanding social processes

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5.2List common myths concerning gender behaviors

• There are only two types of women good and bad
• Women's status is equal to a mans
• Real men are in control of every situation
• Men do not cry

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5.3Describe a patriarchal Structure

• Patriarchy is
• structuring of a social system on the basis of
  family units
• father is head of family with welfare
  responsibility
• Men regarded as authority within family
• Men dominant over women and children

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5.4Differences in male/female communication
styles

• Connection or Status
• Rapport Talk or Report Talk
• Cooperative or Competitive
• Expertise Play it up or down
• Agreeing or Disagreeing
• Communication Style

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5.5Discuss the evolution of masculine/feminine
personality Traits

• 1972 Traits Most Admired
• 1990 Typical Traits
• Current Traits

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5.6Identify views concerning gender traits and
roles that depict your personal gender diversity
awareness

• Become in touch with your personal belief system
  and stereotypes
• Experience how judgmental beliefs affect your
  thinking and feeling process

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• Understand ways in which your beliefs create your
  reality regarding other persons, even before you
  have interaction with them.

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• Discussion and Questions

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