HDFS202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Margaret Mead, Gender Role, Gender Identity

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HDFS202
• Professor: Trask

Document Summary

Look at colonial america as example: cross cultural variations in gender roles, margaret mead study in new guinea, cross cultural variations in male violence. Our culture organizes by gender: language- mother earth , humanity- man , colors/toys/feelings, when we meet people we instinctually place them in a male/female category (uncomfortable when we can"t place someone in a category) Gender roles: characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated or expected of males and females, change over time and place, gender identity= one"s perception of themselves as either masculine or feminine. Gender stereotypes: still widespread gender stereotypes, have negative consequences. Sooo are we all the same: continuing debates on nature vs nurtures, some physical differences between men and women, social issues exist. Nature side: argument that biology and gender are linked: most prominent argument for biology comes originally from sigmund freud but is discounted today, claimed that anatomy is destiny- today we know that this is not the case.