PSYC 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ethnocentrism, Cognitive Development, Feminist Theory
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Roles are monolithic (there are other masculinities and femininities; ignores differences based on race, ethnicity, age, religion, region and sexuality). Ignores differences in role expectations, power and privilege. Focuses on gendered individual and ignores gendered institutions. Does not examine women"s and men"s situations and how they feel about them (gender is relational). Preference for same-sex relations between 4-5 years. Acquisition of skills through: external reinforcement and modelling. Stimulus generalization and sex-typing and their significance. Piaget: mental development takes place in orderly and discrete stages in childhood from birth to 11 years and up. Children follow a particular sequence of tasks and mental processes. They learn differently from adults and perceive things in their own way according to various ages. Piaget"s stages of cognitive development: sensori-motor (birth-2 years, pre-operational (2-7 years, concrete operational (7-11 years, formal operational (11 years and up) Kohlberg (influenced by piaget): children learn" gender cognitively based on the way they process information.
