Sex stereotypes prescriptively regulate behavior, not just describe it

Evidence

These findings have led gender researchers to posit that sex stereotypes are not only descriptive (delineating what men and women are), but also prescriptive (delineating how men and women should be; Eagly, 1987). Thus, gendered beliefs overlap with attitudes, resulting in more prejudice directed toward women in masculine than feminine roles (Eagly & Diekman, ch. 2 this volume). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 756

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharpens the descriptive/prescriptive distinction between stereotypes and prejudice that matters for evaluating Allport’s antipathy-only model.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 756