6/ Gender - SLT explanation Flashcards
how is our gender developed according to the SLT?
bandura proposed that you learn to become the gender that you are through nurture, experiences and learning from other people.
how is bandura that gender development was learnt through operant conditioning?
children are more likely to be reinforced for gender appropriate behaviour and punished for inappropriate. behaviours reinforced - more lily to be repeated.
what role models are for example more lily to identify with?
behaviour performed by women and girls around them
give an example of how vicarious reinforcement is a part of the SLT.
girl watches mother put on make up- mother gets complimented - girl imitates mother.
what other conditions are needed for gender development to happen?
cognitive conditions ARMM
what evidence is there to support the SLT?
film was shown to children of boy and girls each picking a neutral piece of fruit. When the children who watched the film were asked to pick fruit girls picked the fruit the girls did in film and same for boys. shows they observed the behaviour and imitated it.
what evidence is there to criticise the SLT?
don’t imitate we need direct tuition - found pre school boys played with boys toys even after seeing a girl play with them and didn’t play with girls toys even seeing a boy play with them. - been TAUGHT what was appropriate
what is a strength of the SLT?
better able to explain changing gender roles in western society than a biological explanation. less difference in masculine and feminine behaviours than fifty years ago - explained by change in social explanations, can’t be explained by biologically because there want been any change in biology.
why is SLT considered to be slightly reductionist?
places little importance of genes and chromosomes - ignores e.g. cases like David reimer as was never happy as a girl - genes override social context.
what may be a better explanation in explaining gender?
biosocial theory - could explain David reimer biological and environmental factor influence gender.
what practical application can be made by the SLT of gender?
parents bringing up children - reinforce masculine and feminine behaviours so children are more androgynous - therefore according to BEM your mental health would be better.
