AHSC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gender Identity, Parental Leave, Sexual Differentiation
10 Jan 2017
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Gender - is another important dimension of young children"s socio- emotional development. Sex - refers to the biological dimension of being male or female and gender refers to the social and psychological dimensions of being male or female. Gender identity - is the sense of being male or female, which most children acquire by the time they are 3. Gender role - is a set of expectations that prescribe how females and males should think, act, and feel. Chromosomes, hormones, and evolution play a key role in sex development. Adaptation during human evolution has produced psychological differences between males and females. Males have evolved dispositions that favor violence, competition, and risk taking and those dispositions are linked to the role of reproduction during evolution. Females contributions to the gene pool are improved when they secure resources that ensure the survival of their offspring. Three main social theories of gender have been proposed.
