chapter 8 Flashcards
Sense of self; descriptive and evaluative
mental picture of one’s abilities and traits.
self concept
In Baumrind’s terminology, parenting
style emphasizing control and
obedience.
Authoritarian parenting
The child plays in a group organized for some goal—to make something, play a formal game, or dramatize a situation. One or two children direct activities. Children take on different roles and supplement each other’s efforts.
Cooperative or organized
supplementary play
Play involving repetitive large muscular
movements.
Functional play
Theory, proposed by Bem, that children
socialize themselves in their gender
roles by developing a mentally
organized network of information about
what it means to be male or female in a
particular culture.
Gender schema theory
“Child develops gender roles in preparation
for adult mating and reproductive behavior.” what theory of five perspectives on gender development is this?
Evolutionary Approach
Play involving imaginary people or
situations; also called pretend play,
fantasy play, or imaginative play.
Dramatic play
In Freudian theory, the process by which
a young child adopts characteristics,
beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors
of the parent of the same sex.
identification
Aggression that is openly directed at its
target.
overt (direct) aggression
Tendency to select playmates of one’s
own gender.
Gender segregation
“Gender identity occurs when the child
identifies with the same-sex parent.” what theory of five perspectives on gender development is this?
Psychoanalytic Approach
Any voluntary behavior intended to help
others.
Prosocial behavior
“Once a child learns she is a girl or he is a
boy, the child sorts information about
behavior by gender and acts accordingly.” what theory of five perspectives on gender development is this?
Cognitive Approach or Cognitive developmental theory
Awareness, developed in early
childhood, that one is male or female.
gender identity
Behavior intended to help others out of
inner concern and without expectation
of external reward; may involve self denial or self-sacrifice.
Altruism
Preconceived generalizations about
male or female role behavior.
gender stereotypes
The self one actually is
real self
Play involving use of objects or
materials to make something.
Constructive play