Cognitive explanations of gender development: Kohlberg's theory Flashcards

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How many stages are in Kohlberg’s gender development theory?

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3

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2
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What is the first stage of Kohlberg’s gender development theory?

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Gender labelling

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3
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What is the second stage of Kohlberg’s gender development theory?

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Gender stability

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4
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What is the third stage of Kohlberg’s gender development theory?

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Gender constancy

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5
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What age does gender labelling occur?

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2-3 years

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6
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What age does gender stability occur?

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4 years

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7
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What age does gender constancy occur?

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6 years

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8
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What do children label themselves as in the gender labelling stage?

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Boy or girl

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9
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What is gender based on in the gender labelling stage?

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Outward appearance only

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10
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What can be said about the thinking in the gender labelling stage?

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It is preoperational

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11
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Are gender labels fixed in the gender labelling stage?

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No

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12
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What do children recognise in the gender stability stage?

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That their gender is constant

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What do children believe about growing up in the gender stability stage?

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That boys grow up to become men and that girls grow up to be women

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14
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What children not yet realise in gender stability?

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That gender is consistent

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What do children come to realise in the gender constancy stage?

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That gender is fixed across all situations and contexts

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16
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What did Kohlberg suggest that children only begin to realise at the gender constancy stage?

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Gender-appropriate behaviours

17
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What are the 4 AO3 points of Kohlberg’s theory?

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1) Research support from Slaby and Frey
2) Overly reductionist
3) Use of stages is problematic
4) Gender differences

18
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What did Slaby and Frey ask children?

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Whether they would be mummies or daddies when they grow up

19
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What did Slaby and Frey find about gender stability?

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That children did not recognise gender until 3-4 years

20
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What did Thompson ask young children?

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Whether they were a boy or girl

21
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What percentage of 2 year olds correctly identified their sex in Thompson’s study?

22
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What percentage of 3 year olds correctly identified their sex in Thompson’s study?

22
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Why are stage theories socially sensitive?

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Because parents may be caused psychological harm is they believe that their child isn’t developing typically

22
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What did Slaby and Frey find about gender constancy?

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That it can occur as young as 5 years old

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Why does Kohlberg's theory lack temporal validity?
As due to media exposure, children are aware of gender at a younger age
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What gender differences were found regarding Kohlberg's theory?
Boys enter gender constancy before girls
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What two things can explain gender differences found in Kohlberg's theory?
SLT and punishment
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How can SLT explain gender differences found in Kohlberg's theory?
Male role models more powerful than female role models