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| Freud's psychoanalytic theory |
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| proposed that through a process of identification, child acquires either fem or masc traits and behaviours by identifying w/ the same sex parent. |
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| Cogntiive social learing theory |
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| suggests that kids acquire gender identification both through parent's direct guidance and encouragement and by imitating parents and other people. |
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| proposes that kids as young as 2.5 begin to develop their own native theories about gender differences and gender appropriate behaviour. |
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| cognitive developmental theory |
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| kids categorize themselves as male or female on the basis of physical and behavioural cues and then proceed to behave in gender appropriate ways |
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| stressed the principles of natural selection and adaptation. |
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| : the process by which children acquire the values, motives and behaviours considered appropriate for their gender in their culture. |
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| ideas and expectation about what is and isn't appropriate behaviour for males and females. |
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| beliefs that members of an entire culture hold about the attitudes and behaviours that are acceptable and appropriate for each sex. |
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| perception of oneself as either masculine of feminine |
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| desires to possess certain gender-typical characteristics. Their choices of toys of play partners reflect these preferences. |
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| expressive characersitics |
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| are more nurturing, concerned w/ feeling and child oriented. |
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| instrumental characteristics |
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| more task and occupation oriented. |
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| cognitive developmenal theory of gender typing |
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| Kohlberg's theory that children use physical and behavioural clues to differentiate gender roles and to gender type themselves very early in life. |
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| accepting that their sex can't change. , 4-5 yars old |
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| recognizing that superficial changes in appearance or activities do not alter gender. Wearing jeans doesn't make you a boy. 6-7 year olds |
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| the notion that kids develop schemas or naive theories that help them organize and structure their experience related to gender differences and gender roles. |
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| the child's spontaneous adoption of conventionally gender appropriate behaviour. |
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| a normal state of being for many people who possess a notable number of both masc and fem psychological characteristics. |
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| hold more than one gender schema for responding to the world. |
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