Evaluating GID

Question 1

Role of conditioning?

Answer 1

May explain why more children than adults develop GID

Question 2

Role of family and peers?

Answer 2

Family arguably more accepting of cross gender behaviours- reinforce them
Peers- more likely to punish a person for exhibiting cross gender behaviour

Question 3

Hines?

Answer 3

Support biological explanation- a strong desire to want to undergo formidable obstacles to change sex

Question 4

What is the little evidence to suggest?

Answer 4

A totally biological explanation

Question 5

Bennett?

Answer 5

Points out that the SLT explains the development of cross gender behaviours but cannot explain the strength of such beliefs or resistance to therapies- perhaps bio?

Question 6

Why must care be taken when investigating GID?

Answer 6

Sensitive area of study- people are vulnerable therefore you do not want to cause psychological harm

Question 7

Importance of hormonal treatments?

Answer 7

Suggests that the more plausible argument is biological as the aim is to reduce conflict between genotype and phenotype