Lecture 6A Flashcards
Biological differences
Sex
Social categorization as female or male
Gender
Beliefs about the behaviors characteristic of males and females
Gender stereotypes
Process by which one acquires the characteristics and behaviors prescribed by their culture
Gender role
___ to ___ months; able to discriminate between male and female, link masculine voices to male faces and feminine to female, perceptually based categorization
6-12
When does gender identification occur?
2.5 years
Able to label self as well as male and female, positive contacts towards same sex peers, play more with same-gender toys, don’t realize gender is permanent
Gender identification
Gender remains stable over time but gender is linked to superficial appearances, begin to understand gender stereotypes, talk about gender-typed play preferences
Gender stability
When does gender stability occur?
3-4 years
By age ___, children criticize peers who choose toys and roles that are regarded as gender inappropriate
4
Gendre is invariant across all situations/ permanent; differences in prosaically and aggressive behavior
Gender constancy
What does gender constancy occur?
4-5 years
By age ___ gender stereotypes have fully emerged
6
Between what ages do children show more flexibility in their gender understanding and start to understand gender is a social category
7-10
heightened concern with adhering to traditional gender roles
Gender role intensification
