the relatively fixed and overgeneralized attitudes and behaviours that are considered normal and appropriate for a person in a particular culture based on his or her biological sex.
GENDER STEREOTYPES: "Gender stereotypes are overgeneralised."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "GENDER STEREOTYPES," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/gender-stereotypes/ (accessed February 17, 2020).
