Influences On Gender Sterotyping And Gender Role Adoption Flashcards
According to the ____________ perspective, the adult life of our male ancestors was largely orientated towards competing and females where orientated for intimacy.
Evolutionary
Evolutionary theorists believe that family and cultural forces can influence the __________________ based sex differences leading some to be more gender typed than others.
Biologically
Two sources of evidence that have been used to support the role of biology in gender roles.
1) cross cultural similarities
2) influence of hormones on gender role behaviour
Prenatal administered _____________ increase activities in males and females.
Androgens (male sex hormones)
Who argues that hormonal effects also influence humans, not just animals?
Eleanor Maccoby
At age 4, children spent ____ times as much time with same sex children. And by age 6, the ratio is __:1.
3, 11
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah) is a disorder in which
A genetic defect caused by the adrenal system produces unusually higher amounts of androgens from the prenatal period onward.
With CAH, the physical development of Boys remains
Unaffected
Girls born with CAH are usually born with ___________ genitals
Masculinized
What is androgen insensitivity disorder?
Testes produce normal amount of androgens but receptors in the body are partially or completely Impaired. Depending on the extent, children have feminine behaviour and physical outcomes range.
Children with same sex siblings were ______ gender typed than children with no siblings, who are ________ gender typed than children with other sex siblings.
More, more
What theory states that gender stereotyped knowledge and behaviours are transmitted through direct teaching?
Social learning theory
