Sex Roles

Question 1

What some cultural universals in regards to sex roles?

Answer 1

Roaming: males play further away from home
Kinisis: twitching around is higher in males.
Territorial aggression: males protect the territory.
Competitive aggression: males are viciously competitive
Propulsive behavior: males throw things more often
Alloparenting: playing the role of parent is higher in females.

Question 2

What do men and women score higher in?

Answer 2

Women tend to score higher in verbals tests while men score higher in math, visual and spatial tests

Question 3

What was Madsens study?

Answer 3

Game with magnet and marbles tht requires cooperation.
Girls were more cooperative and males were competitive
Competition rises in industrialized countries.

Question 4

What is in the social learning theory?

Answer 4

Kids are rewarded for sex appropriate behavior and punished for inappropriate behavior. Kids copy same sex role models( parents)

Question 5

What is the cognitive theory?

Answer 5

Gender identity: 2-3
Gender stability: 4-5
Gender constancy: 6,7,8

Question 6

What are sex roles? And how are they determined?

Answer 6

Sex roles are what you do to show that you either a female or a male.
Has biological roots but also modified by cultures.