Date of Award
1990
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Subjects observed a prerecorded job interview of a male or a female applicant whose gesturing was either broad (hands/arms moving away from the body), narrow (hands/arms moving close to the body), or not used (hands folded on lap). Subjects then completed evaluations on the applicant and the type of gesturing used. Results suggest that in placing individuals in jobs, women stereotype both men and women according to the type of gesturing used. Men, on the other hand, stereotype only men according to the type of gesturing used, but stereotyped women regardless of the type of gesturing used. Implications of this stereotyped job placement on both women's and men's opportunities are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Tillinger, Renee R., "Gesturing in an interview situation : effects of gender" (1990). Honors Theses. 1084.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1084