Gender Flashcards
Paper 3
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what is the difference between sex and gender
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Sex - Biological and determined by chromosomes
Gender - social and is determined by behaviours, attitudes etc
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What biological pattern of chromosomes do each sex have
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Male - XY
Female - XX
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What three types of ways may a person refer to someones sex
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- Chromosomal sex
- Gonadal sex (The posession of ovaries or testes)
- Genital sex (the posession of a vagina or penis)
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Definition of gender identity disorder
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When a person does not feel like their gender suits their sex
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What does gender androgyny mean
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When an individual has an equal balance of both male and female characteristics
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How does Olds believe gender androgyny occurs
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Developmental stage - only select people reach
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How does Bem think gender adrogyny occurs
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Differing cognitives styles - variety of behaviours can be adopted
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How does Orlofsky think gender androgony occurs
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Behavioural style - learned by reinforcement
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Bem Sex Role Inventory - Procedure
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Stage 1:
- 100 Americans students (50/50) asked to rate 200 traits as masculine or feminine
- 60 traits selected for the final inventory - 20 masc, 20 fem, 20 neutral
- The BSRI was then created - each participant would be asked to rate themselves on a 7 point likert scale for each of the 60 traits
- Results led to 1 of 4 categories :
- Masculine
- Feminine
- Androgynous
- Undifferentiated
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How did Bem ensure the test was reliable
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- BSRI piloted on 1000 students to see if their result matched their own description - it did
- Some of the 1000 were tested again a month later
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What approach can we link with sex - role stereotypes and why
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Social learning theory - imitating models
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What result on the BSRI would make an individual undifferentiated
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Low masculine , Low feminine
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Two (+) positives of the Bem study
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- High degree of validity - the gender/ gender neutral traits included on the inventory identified by 100 people (no experimenter bias)
- Test - retest vaidity high - they redid the test 1 month later and similar scores were revealed
- Bem concluded that androgyny was a very positive attitude/ choice
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What may a counterpoint be to Bem saying that androgyny is a positive choice
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Some argue that it is dependent on what society you live in (e.g masculine people fit in easier in a patriarchal society - Batista boys) - Cultural bias
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1 negative of Bems study
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Gender identity is too complex to be reduced to a single score - BSRI has been developed - e.g PAQ (Personal Attribute Questionnaire) - this still suggests that it is still quantifiable though
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What is the chromosomic pattern in Turners Syndrome
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XO - only one X chromosome on 23rd pair
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What is the chromosomic pattern in Klinefelters Syndrome
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XXY - additional X chromome on 23rd pair
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Approximately how many females are affected by Turners Syndrome
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1 in 5000
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Females with Turners Syndrome have how many chromosomes
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45
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What are some physical characteristics of Turners Syndrome
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- Do not have a menstrual cycle
- Sterile (as ovaries do not develop)
- Breasts do not develop
- Webbed neck
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What are some psychological characteristics of Turners Syndrome
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- Higher than average reading ability
- Poor visual memory
- Poor spatial awareness
- Lower than average mathematical skills
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What are some physical characteristics of Klinefelters Syndrome
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- Reduced body hair
- May be some breast development
- Long gangly limbs
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What are some psychological characteristics of Klinefelters Syndrome
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- Poorly developed language skills & reading ability
- Passive, shy and lack interest in sexual activity
- Have problems with memory and / or problem solving
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What are two positives of Atypical sex chromosomic patterns
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- Studies of people with atypical sex chromosome patterns are useful as they contribute to our understanding of the nature - nurture debate in gender development
- continued research into atypical chromosomes is likely to lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Turners and Klinefelters Syndromes as well as more positive outcomes in the future - practical application
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Three negatives of atypical chromosomes patterns
- Issues with leaping to conclusions - environmental and social influences are more responsible for the behavioural differences - nature vs nurture
- Generalisability as conclusions are drawn from unrepresentative sample (atypical to wider population)
- Those with the syndromes may look different leading to them being treated differently - can be difficult to assess the relative contribution of nature and nurture
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What are the six main hormones
- Oestregen
- Testoterone
- Progesterone
- Oxytocin
- Melatonin
- Cortisol
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What produces androgens and what are androgens
Androgens - male sex horomones
SRY gene causes testes to develop in an XY embryo
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Which pair of chromosomes determines a persons sex
23rd
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what is oestregen responsible for
Female hormone which determines characteristics and menstruation
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what is progesterone responsible for
(Secondary female hormone) - assists with the menstrual cycle and plays a role in pregnancy
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what is testoterone responsible for
Main sex hormone in men - controls the development of male sex hormones
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what is oxytocin responsible for (and which sex produces more of it)
Controls key aspects of the reproductive system - including childbirth and lactation - referred to as the 'love hormone' - encourages bonding
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what is cortisol responsible for
'Stress hormone' because of the way it assists the body in responding to stress
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what are two positives supporting the biological theory of gender
- Dabbs et al - did a study of a prison population : found that offenders with highest levels of testoterone committed more violent and / or sexually motivated crimes
- Van Goozen et al : studied transgender undergoing hormone replacement therapy - male to females showed decreases in aggression and vice versa
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Three negatives of the biological theory of gender (hormones)
- Tricker et al - double blind procedure - 43 males given 10 weekly testoterone injections or placebo - no significant differences between groups behaviour were identified
- Rodin - feminist - claims PMS is a male social construction used to demonstrate female behaviours
- A lot of studies have done on a small scale or on animals (Van de Poll et al) so hard to generalise
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What does ARMM stand for (mediational processes)
Attention
Retention
Motivation
Motor Reproduction
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What is the process called where a child attaches themselves to a person who is seen to be like themselves or someone they want to be like
Identification
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Two positives on social learning theory and gender
- Smith and Lloyd (1978) 4-6 months babies were dresses half the time in boys' clothes and the other half in girls'. - When participants were asked to play with them they assumed gender based on clothes they wore and offered the 'boys' hammers and the 'girls' dolls - suggests that gender is learned at a very early age via role models
- SLT may be better than Biological approach in explaining gender changes - over the years there have been big changes in how we perceive gender and gender expectations but there hasnt been a big change in how we view sex
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Two negatives on social learning theory and gender
- Not a developmental theory - doesn't explain how learning processes change with age - motor reproduction changes with age : Dubin - although the child may take note of behaviour of same-sex role model selection and imitation does not occur until later stages of life
- Kohlberg (cognitive) would agree with some aspects of SLT - identification / role - models but would agree with Dubin that a lot of behaviours might only manifest later in 'gender constancy' stage
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what are the 3 gender stages and the ages associated with them - Kohlbergs theory (ISC)
Stage 1 - Gender identity - 2-3 years old
Stage 2 - Gender stability - 4-6 years old
Stage 3 - Gender constancy - 6-7 years old
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Stage 1 - gender identity (what happens during this stage)
- Child is aware that they are either male or female
- can categorise others as male or female by making judgements based on superficial characteristics
- thinks based off this that other peoples gender can change
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Stage 2 - gender stability (what happens during this stage)
- Child realised that their own gender is fixed over time
- Still thinks that gender can for others dependent on the situation
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Stage 3 - gender constancy (what happens during this stage)
- Gender remains fixed over time (for both themselves and other people)
-develop their own gender role through looking at role models (SLT!!)
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What did piaget say about gender (egocentrism and conservation)
- Described all children as egocentric (assume everyone sees the world the same way as they do) until the ages of 6 and 7
- when they begin to decentre they realise that not everyone has the same views and opinions as they do
- conservation : older children acquire the understanding that properties of an object remain the same when its outward appearance changes
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What are 2 positives for the cognitive explanations (Kohlberg)
- Slaby & Frey - children presented with split screen images of males/females performing the same task - young children spent equal time looking at both , those in gender constancy spent more time looking at same-sex gender models
- Munroe - cross cultural evidence - Kenya , Somoa, Nepal
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What are 2 (+) negatives for the cognitive explanations (Kohlberg)
- Children adopt gender appropriate behaviour before gender constancy - Bandura et al : reported that children 'felt good' about playing with certain gendered toys
- Methodological issues : Kohlberg used interviews with the youngest being 2/3 - lack appropriate vocab to express themselves - low validity
- Theory too simple
- Theory developed in 1966 - outdated and idea that sex and gender are the same
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What is a schema
A collection of beliefs or ideas on a particular topic - derived from experience
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How do Martin and Halverson agree with Kohlberg
- Childrens understanding of gender develops with age
- Children develop their understanding of gender by actively learning how to be male or female not just by passively learning / watching and imitating role models
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How did Martin and Halverson disagree with Kohlberg
- the process of understanding gender occurs before gender constancy is reached :
once a child has established a gender identity they will begin to search the environment for information that encourages development of gender schema
- stereotypes affect later behaviour
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By what age has a child developed a stereotyped schema
6
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What will a child begin to do with conflicting information once they have developed a stereotyped schema
- Forget , misremember or disregard conflicting information
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Study (1983) -direct behaviour & self - understanding (Martin & Halverson)
- 20 children aged 6
- Showed them 20 photos (10 x gender consistent & 10 x gender inconsistent) and asked them to recall one week later (avoids maintenance rehearsal)
findings:
- children more likely to remember photographs of gender consistent behaviour than gender inconsistent
- tended to change the gender of person carrying out gender inconsistent behaviour during recall to make it fit better with their own gender schema
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Ingroups & Outgroups - what does this mean
Ingroup - once a child knows what group they belong in they focus more attention on this group
Outgroup - the other sex (the group they do not identify with)
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What are 2 (+) positives of Martin and Halversons theory
- Campbell et al - used 3 groups of babies : 3 months ,9 months and 18 months - used visual preference technique
3 month old babies showed a slight preference towards same sex babies (BANDURA!)
both boys and girls preferred to watch in group activities - boys have stronger drive to tune in to their ingroup
babies develop gender schemas before they can even talk
- Martin et al (1995) - 4&5 year olds (gender stability) shown range of toys , before they played with a toy they were told whether it was for boys or girls - the label of the toy affected the preference the child gave it (conservation - Piaget)
- Theory can account for the ideas that young children hold fairly rigid and fixed gender attitudes - ideas that go against are discounted or ignored by child
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What is a negative of Martin and Halversons theory
- Cannot explain where schemas originate & why they develop : ignores impact of parents, culture - nature vs nurture
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What is the order of stages in Freuds psychosexual stages
- Oral
- Anal
- Phallic
- Latency
- Genital
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What is a way of remebering Freuds psychosexual stages
Old , Age , Pensioners , Like , Guiness
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What are the 3 different parts of the psyche and what are the principles attached to them
Id - Pleasure principle
Superego - Morality principle
Ego - Reality principle
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When does (what stage) Freud say gender devlopment occurs
Phallic stage - Age 3-7
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How does Freud refer to children who are either nor masculine nor feminine
Bisexual
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What is the Oedipus complex (use key terms - CA , GI)
Boy develops incenstuos feelings towards mother - sees father as rivalry
- Boy becomes scared father will find out and punish him through castration - Castration Anxiety
- To resolve conflict - Gender Identification - boy begins to want to be like father
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What is the Electra complex and who came up with the theory (use key terms - PE, GI)
Jung
- Opposite of Oedipus complex - Girl develops feelings towards father
- Experiences Penis Envy - blames mother for lack of penis
- When they understand they cannot have a penis they desire a baby instead - Gender Identification and what to be like mother
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Identification and internalisation - when does it happen and what does it mean
Occurs towards the end of the phallic stage - children resolve their conflicts by identifying with the same sex parent
Identification develops a superego (adopting parents morals) they then internalise this
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Little Hans case study - Freuds interpretation
- Hans - 5 year old boy with morbid fear of being bitten by a horse - fear stemmed from seeing a horse collapse and die on street
- Freuds interpretation - suggested his fear of being bitten by a horse was represented through his fear of castration - transferred fear through defence mechanism of displacement
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One positive of the psychodynamic approach in gender development
- Little Hans case study - often longitudinal showing long-term impact of theory, more in depth qualitative data
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2 (+) negatives of the psychodynamic approach in gender development
- Horney - what about womb envy? - penis envy theory conducted in culturally patriarchal society - theory is androcentric
- Freuds theory relies heavily on nucleur families (heterosexual) - in his theory other families would not be able to cope with Oedipus or Electra complex :
Gdomback et al : single parent family children went on to develop healthy gender identities
Green : studied children raised by gay or transgender parents and only 1/37 children had a 'non-typical' gender identity
- Freuds methodology was case studies - children often lie which impacts validity, lack of scientific figures , findings are not representative so cannot generalise to wider population
