Bandura Social Cognitive Theory in Cultural Context Article
- In the Bandura article “Social Cognitive Theory in Cultural Context,” the following statement is presented:
“Moreover, gendered socialization exerts a comparable impact cross-culturally even on judgments of personal efficacy for the same activities performed in different contexts. Women both in the United States and Japan have a high sense of efficacy for quantitative activities embedded in stereotypically feminine activities, but low perceived self-efficacy when these same quantitative activities are embedded in scientific pursuits” (p. 279).
Please explain what this means and provide an illustration that links the comment to sexism as a broader issue. You may draw upon or refer to other articles from Modules 1-3 if desired. In your own words (no direct quotes) (7 points)
