gender schema theory

Question 1

gender schema theory

Answer 1

• package of ideas that help us navigate the world
• gender schemas = mental represenatations of what sex is and what stereotypicall male and female behaviours are
• informs our own behaviour and what is expected from others

Question 2

kholberg

Answer 2

• develops at2-3 not 5 years like kholberg suggested

Question 3

ingroups and outgroups

Answer 3

ingroups = gender that the child feels they belong to
- strong understanding of own gender
- reinforced by adults e.g. gendered toys

outgroups = opposite sex gender
- reinforced by adult behaviour = praising gendered behaviour

Question 4

ao3

Answer 4

• smith and bond = toys

Question 5

martin and halverson

Answer 5

• children between 5 and 6 pictures of males and females doing stereotypical activities or opposite
• 1 week later they were asked to recall the activities and the sex of the person
• in recall the children switched the sex to match the activity
• children have internal schemas of gendered behaviour

Question 6

monkeys

Answer 6

males were more likely to play with masculine toys
- females = feminine toys without prior experience
- preference for gendered objects may have an evolutionary basis