Kohlberg gender evaluation

Question 1

Cultural significance?

Answer 1

Occurs across many cultures- supports biological mechanism

Question 2

What does the theory predict little of?

Answer 2

Gender specific behaviour before the gender constancy but in infancy children do show a preference to toys

Question 3

What does Kohlberg underestimate?

Answer 3

The age at which gender cognition occurs, Bem says that gender cognition occurs at 2 when the infant begins to develop their gender schema

Question 4

Issue with cognitive factors?

Answer 4

Too closely scrutinised- ignores SLT- role of peers and family

Question 5

Issue with nature of theory?

Answer 5

Descriptive rather than explanatory The theory describes how a child’s thinking regarding gender changes as they get older but not why

Question 6

Is the theory holistic or reductionist?

Answer 6

Holistic- attempts to combine biology and cognition