Gender Traits & Stereotyping

1. People cannot be viewed as collections of

consistent traits because situations influence

how individuals develop, act, and think.

2. Males and females cannot be viewed as

having uniquely oppositional traits.

3. When an attribute is thought of as

distinctly masculine or feminine, it is likely

that the opposite gender or some portion thereof

These considerations are well borne out in an analysis of the life of one of AmericaÆs most famous public figures, Eleanor Roosevelt. Roosevelt (1961, p. xvi) states that every individual as he or she progresses through life, ôhas different problems and reacts differently to the same circumstances.ö It is her view that while there may be feminine and masculine characteristics, much of what becomes a personÆs affective style or presentation of self, emerges from the circumstances of their lives.

Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884 into the upper echelons of establ

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ce in shaping the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and each member of the family. As Fine and Asch (2000) have noted, functional impairment presents real challenges not only to those who are disabled, but also to those who care for them or are members of their families. Given that Franklin Roosevelt refused to permit his disability to stand in the way of his political ambitions, the primary impact of this disability was to shift certain political responsibilities from Franklin to Eleanor Roosevelt. The assumptions advanced by Fine and Asch (2000) regarding the effects of disability such as disability being synonymous with needing help or social support and the centrality of disability to the disabled personÆs self-concept do not appear to apply in the case of the Roosevelts. Eleanor Roosevelt (1961) does admit that Franklin Roosevelt was often frustrated by his physical frailties and that this frustration had a negative impact upon their marriage. Nevertheless, she also makes it clear that Franklin did not allow his disability to prevent him from presenting himself as a viable candidate for the nationÆs highest office. Eleanor Roosevelt became a complicitor in Franklin RooseveltÆs determination to minimize the effects of his d
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