Gender development Flashcards
Gender typing:
the process of gender socializing during development
gender-typed:
doing whats expected of ur gender
cross-gender-typed:
doing whats expected of opposite gender to you
Gender similarities hypothesis:
similarities between girls and boys far outway the differences
Organizing hormones:
sex linked hormones effect brain differentiation
Activating hormones:
hormones that activate brain and behavioural responses
Cognitive developmental theory:
(Kohlberg) Children actively construct knowledge about gender. 1. identity, 2. stability, 3. constancy
gender schema theory:
as soon as a child can comprehend gender they will seek out gender themed behaviour.
Gender schema filter:
is this info relevant to my gender
bandura’s social cognitive theory:
learn about gender through tuition, inactive experience, and observational learning.