P1- Kohlberg Intro

Question 1

What did Lawrence Kohlberg 1966 see understanding gender as?

Answer 1

Lawrence Kohlberg’s 1966 cognitive-developmental theory of gender development, much like Piaget’s ideas of gender development, sees understanding gender as a result of maturing through biological stages.

Question 2

As a child matures how does their understanding of gender develop?

Answer 2

As a child matures, their understanding of gender develops through three stages: gender identity, gender stability and gender constancy. Kohlberg suggested these stages were approximate with gradual transition from stage to stage.