Social Influence - Gender

Question 1

What does this theory refer to?

Answer 1

The influence we receive from certain people which effects our gender behaviour e.g parents

Question 2

What does SLT suggest about parenting?

Answer 2

We could learn gendered behaviour from same-sex parents

Question 3

How does operant conditioning explain parenting influence?

Answer 3

May be rewarded for carrying out gender appropriate behaviour and be punished for opposite sex behaviour e.g. boys playing with girls toys

Question 4

How does classical conditioning explain parenting influence?

Answer 4

Learn to associate stereotypical female activities with females, or males, if they often see this = nurturing

Question 5

How can the media influence gender?

Answer 5

Classical conditioning of men and women’s presentation on screen:
Female and male role models in the media, advertisement etc - children model these stereotypical roles, especially if the individual has high status

Question 6

What is an example of how the media can influence gender?

Answer 6

When women are on screen they are often in a sexually shown way

Question 7

How does N/N relate to SLT?

Answer 7

Theory suggest completely nurture, no nature involved

Question 8

What did Smith and Lloyd do?

Answer 8

Adults asked to play with babies who’s gender had been disguised by dressing them in snowsuits
- Toys offered were very stereotypical

Question 9

What did Smith and Lloyd find?

Answer 9

Boys were stimulated through more physical activity

Question 10

How does Smith and Lloyd’s study both support and oppose parental influence? (N/N)

Answer 10

Could be the case that boys naturally like the type of play or that they have been nurtured to believe this is the norm

Question 11

How is PAS related to Smith and Lloyd’s study?

Answer 11

Highly controlled piece of research, very few extraneous variables, e.g. parents did not know who was what gender so couldn’t influence play

Question 12

What did Fagot find and how does this support parental influence?

Answer 12

Found parents discouraged what they believed to be gender inappropriate behaviour
Supports as shows operant conditioning

Question 13

What did Dietz do?

Answer 13

Used content analysis to research portrayal of women in video games

Question 14

What did Dietz find?

Answer 14

• No female characters in 41% of games
• 28% portrayed as sex objects
• 21% showed violence towards women

Question 15

How does Dietz’s study support media influence?

Answer 15

Shows media presenting stereotypical roles and the influence of classical conditioning

Question 16

How does RWA relate to Dietz’s study?

Answer 16

Video games may be influencing behaviour e.g. domestic abuse - especially if a character is rewarded. BUT parents still buy games regardless of age rating