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Safe Dates Session 6

Safe Dates Session 6. Overcoming Gender Stereotypes. Classroom Rules. Respect each others opinions Listen to each other ( No talking while someone else is speaking) No Names 1 person is talking at time No Laughing . Learner Outcomes .

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Safe Dates Session 6

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  1. Safe Dates Session 6 Overcoming Gender Stereotypes

  2. Classroom Rules • Respect each others opinions • Listen to each other ( No talking while someone else is speaking) • No Names • 1 person is talking at time • No Laughing

  3. Learner Outcomes • Understand that they and other people hold specific images of dating relationships • Describe how the images people hold influence their interactions in a dating relationship • Identify the harmful consequences of gender stereotyping • Explain the role that gender stereotyping plays in a dating relationship

  4. 3 ways gender stereotyping may lead to abuse • Stereotypes may support abusive behavior ( such as “ women should be submissive to men” ). • Stereotypes people hold of their own gender may encourage them to use abuse ( such as “men have to act tough” ). • Stereotypes people hold of their partner’s gender may give them reason to be abusive ( for example, a young women becomes angry and abusive with her boyfriend because he isn’t rich enough, tough enough, or athletic enough).

  5. Intro • We have discussed what types of actions are abusive and why people may act in abusive ways • We’ve also discussed how to help a friend in they are being abused or they are abusing someone • Today we will be discussing: gender stereotypes, communication skills, positive ways to respond to anger and jealousy, and how to prevent sexual assault

  6. Associations Brainstorming Exercise Female Girl Women Mother Girlfriend • Male • Boy • Man • Guy • Father • boyfriend

  7. Unfair expectations • Its normal to have expectations of ourselves, others, and of relationships • Sometimes though certain expectations may be unfair i.e. Father expects his son to be the best football player, boyfriend expects his girlfriend to wait by the phone for his call • Unfair expectations may make you angry, sad, insecure, and frustrated • When was the last time someone had an unfair expectation of you? • Remember those feelings you had when someone had an unfair expectation of you

  8. Images and where they come from • Understand that we have images of how people should act in relationships and that these images are created by and transmitted throughout our society in many different ways • Where do you think most teens get their images of what dating relationships should be like?

  9. Gender Stereotypes • Gender stereotypes that we knowingly or unknowingly hold affect the way we think about interactions between men and women • As a result we create expectations about the way bf/gf’s should act • Scenario 1: Chris likes Alex and wants to go on a date • Chris is a boy. What does he do? • Chris is a girl. What does she do? • Scenario 2: Chris and Alex have been dating for 2 months. Chris finds out Alex is seeing someone else • Chris is a boy. What does he do? • Chris is a girl. What does she do? • Scenario 3: Chris and Alex go on a date to the movies. • Who pays for the movie? Why?

  10. Gender Stereotypes ( Continued) • Scenario 4: Chris and Alex go to Chris’s house at the end of the date. • Chris is a boy. What does he do? • Chris is a girl. What does she do? • Why do you think people use stereotypes? • How do you feel about dating stereotypes? Do you agree with them? Do you follow them? Why or why not?

  11. Stereotyping Leads to abuse • Scenario 1: Jason and Megan • What stereotypes does Jason hold of females? • What stereotypes does Jason hold of males? • Did Megan hold any stereotypes? • Did Jason’s friends hold any stereotypes?

  12. Stereotyping Leads to abuse ( Continued) • Scenario 2: Tyrone and Nicole • What stereotypes does Nicole hold of males? • What stereotypes does Nicole hold on females? • Did Tyrone hold any stereotypes?

  13. Conclusion • Television, movies, songs, parents, and friends reflect how people are “ supposed” to act in our society • Stereotypes can be both positive and negative • Trying to live up to certain stereotypes or expecting a partner to live up to certain stereotypes may cause conflicts • When in a relationship, think about your expectations for your bf/gf. Are they fair and reasonable, or are your expectations based on gender stereotypes?

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