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Gender Development - Coggle Diagram
Gender Development
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Gender
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Key terms
Gender Consistency - the realization (usually 4 or 5 and based upon genitalia) that gender does not change with age
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Gender stereotypes = oversimplified beliefs about characteristics that all men and women are presumed to have
Role
A set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position should behave
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Gender Typing Theories
Social learning theory
The theory that we social behavior including gender roles by observing, imitating and being reinforced/punished for certain behavior
Gender Schema Theory
The theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be a male and female (social learning theory) and they thay adjust their behavior accordingly (cognitive appraisal)