PS275 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Grammatical Gender, Gender Role, Bsc Young Boys
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In individualistic societies compared to collectivist societies, children are becoming more flexible in their thinking about gender stereotypes. Ability to discriminate males from females emerges and improves. Child accurately labels the self as boy or a girl. Conservation of gender (recognition that one"s gender is unchanging) Gender stereotyping of interests, activities, and occupation becomes quite rigid. Gender stereotyping of personality traits and achievement domains emerges. Gender-typed play/toy preferences become stronger, particularly for boys. Gender-typed toy/activity preferences continue to strengthen for boys; girls develop (or retain) interest in masculine activities. Criticisms of the evolutionary approach: the evolutionary account of sex differences and gender typing has been roundly criticized. Development of gonads (testes for males and ovaries for females) (2) the testes of a male embryo secrete two hormones: testosterone (stimulates internal reproductive system) and mullerian inhibiting substance (mis) (inhibits development of female organs).
