Gender - sex and gender

Question 1

gender

Answer 1

socially constructed roles

Question 2

sex

Answer 2

biological characteristics of a person

Question 3

gender identity

Answer 3

individual’s perception of gender

Question 4

sex-role stereotypes

Answer 4

held beliefs about expected ways of acting for different genders

Question 5

Cardwell et al

Answer 5

gender is a social dimension and therefore requires psychosocial explanations that relate to environmental influences

Question 6

Rubin et al (1977) aim

Answer 6

find out if new parents stereotype their babies

Question 7

Rubin et al method and findings

Answer 7

parents asked to describe babies within 24 hours of being born. baby boys = alert and strong. baby girls = soft and delicate. shows parents stereotype from early age even when no gendered behaviour is shown. can even happen before birth if sex is known.

Question 8

Seavey et al (1975) aim

Answer 8

see if gender attached to baby affected adult responses

Question 9

Seavey et al method

Answer 9

same 3 month old dressed in yellow, 1/3 labelled as female, 1/3 as male, 1/3 not told. female = adults played with doll, male = adults played with plastic ring, no label = assigning sex based on physical characteristics. adults interact differently with infants based on sex.