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Gender and Sociology
Gender stereotypes
Every time we see someone riding a motorcycle and assume, without looking closely, that they are male, we are engaging in gender stereotyping. This particular gender stereotype assumes that women are too timid or weak to ride a motorcycle.
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"OpenStax College, Gender. November 20, 2013."
http://cnx.org/content/m42871/latest/
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