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Gender, Gender Script - Coggle Diagram
Gender
Gender Schema Theory
Martin and Halverson: explanation based on cognitive development that children understand the concept of gender as they get older
M&H use Kohlbergs stage 1 Gender Identity, then they start exploring the environment for other information that enhances gender schema. Once the schema has been created then the child tends to have fixed strereotypes of what behaviourist characteristics are suitable for their gender
If a child encounters something that does not fit with their schema they tend to disregard the info or remember it incorrectly
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the role of hormones
Testosterone: male hormone which controls the development of male sex organs. Produced around 8 weeks of foetal development.
Oestrogen: female hormone that determines female sexual characteristics and menstruation. Can cause pre menstrual tension or menstrual syndrome.
Oxytocin: a hormone which women produce larger amounts than men due to giving birth. Evidence suggests that both sexes produce oxytocin in roughly equal amounts during kissing and sex.
SRY gene (sex- determining region Y gene): causes the testes to develop in an XY embryo. Produce androgens which cause the embryo to become male.
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Gender Script
Once children have developed these schemas + scripts they pay more attention to activity associated with their own sex
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