Jaymie Ticknor Developmental Psychology 3620 Sect 853 13 and 15 November 2013 Lecture 30 Gender Role Development and Sex Difference Powerpoint Men with high SES and higher education were more likely to go all the way to 450 volts in the Milgram obedience experiment Sex biology that makes us male or female genes hormones and physical body parts Gender the roles expectations values our society or culture assigns to being a boy man or a girl woman Gender role adoption and Gender identity development differences between boys and girls due to biology or environment Stereotypes in Toddlers toys colors clothing hairstyle etc most 3 and 4 year olds would not violate gender typed norms Preschoolers would not want to friend with peers who violate w gender typed behaviors gender stereotypes are highest in this age range Preschoolers before age 6 ignored gender atypical info and relied mostly on gender label when asked to describe an imaginary peer cognitive limitation x environment Lecture 31 GRD and SD Powerpoint Parents perception when told boy or girl changes based on expectations parents treat boys and girls differently unintentionally Eightteen month old girls look at dolls longer while boys look at vehicles longer Influences of Media gender role in ads women cooking cleaning and housework men working and making money gender differences in interpersonal communication in media 8 30 Disney and gender role 7 45 want to be like princess let kids choose preferences won t be confused constraints from reactions of teachers and other students may cause problems society may push too far from biological gender differences
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