DEP 3053 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Cognitive Theory, Electra Complex, Oedipus Complex
4 Oct 2017
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Identify as male or female important feature of child"s self-concept, major source of self esteem. By age 3: rudimentary understanding that sex distinctions are lifelong. By age 4: conviction that certain toys and behaviors/roles are appropriate for one gender but not the other. By age 8: awareness that person"s sex is a biological characteristic, not determined by words, opinions, clothing (sex vs gender) Oedipus complex: unconscious desire to replace father and win mother"s exclusive love (males) Electra complex: unconscious desire to replace mother and win father"s exclusive love (females) Identification: taking on same-sex parent"s behavior/attitude to cope with guilt. All roles are learned; result from nurture (not nature) Emphasizing imitation and modeling; sufficient for learning; reinforcement can increase imitation, but not necessary for learning. Gender development occurs through observation and imitation, rewards and punishments punishments. Social role theory: gender differences result from the contrasting societal roles of women and men.
