Gender case studies
- Created by: Ellie Wilsher
- Created on: 22-05-14 17:27
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- Gender
- Gender Dysphoria
- Biological explanation
- Supported by Yalom (less boyish sons)
- Psychosocial explanation
- Supported by Rekers (lack of male role model
- Biological explanation
- Biological Explanation
- Genes
- supported by Imperato-Mcginley et al (sons to daughters)
- Challenged by Durkin (not present at birth)
- Hormones
- Supported by Yalom (less boyish sons)
- Challenged by Hines (CAH girls play with boys)
- Brain
- Hamann et al (men had more activation in amygdala with **** photos)
- Genes
- Social Influences
- Peers
- Supported by ****** and Leinbach (Displined for masc behaviour yet still showed it)
- Parents
- Lytton and Romney (parents praise stereotypical behaviour)
- Media
- Huston and Wright (Men portrayed aggressive and powerful, women nurturing)
- Peers
- Evolutionary Explanation
- Wood and Eagly (non industrialised countries men hunted women looked after children)
- Cultural Influences
- Support- Mead (dound tribes where women dominant)
- Support- Hargreaves (reversed roles men weaved women were agricultural producers
- Challenges- William and Best (universally agreed men=dominant, and independent, women= caring and sociable)
- Challenge- Barry et al (research across non western cultures, men= self reliant women=nurturing)
- Psychological Explanation
- Cognitive Development Theory (Kohlberg)
- Support- Slaby and Frey (high gender constancy=more time watching same sex model)
- Support-Frey and Ruble (played with boy/girl toys when gender constancy reached)
- Gender Schema Theory
- Support- Martin and Little (preschoolers have stereotypes)
- Support- Campbell (2-18 months preferred watching same sex babies and 9 month boys preferred boys toys)
- Challenge- Bauer (doesn't apply to girls, they develop schema later)
- Challenge- Perry et al (2-5yrs show sex type activities before knowledge of sterotype. Shows innate gender behaviour)
- Cognitive Development Theory (Kohlberg)
- Biosocial Explanation
- Support- Schaffer (shown video of baby crying. Male= agry and female= scared)
- Support- Smith and Lloyd (played with babie. Boys encouraged independent play, girls encouraged dependent and gentle)
- Challenge- Reiner and Gearhart (16 males born with no penis. treated as girls. 10 decided to become male again)
- Challenge- Money (David Reimer)
- Gender Dysphoria
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