Kohlberg's theory
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- Created on: 14-12-21 20:10
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- Kohlberg's Gender Constancy Theory
- Gender Labelling
- Age 2
- children recognise they're male or female
- able to label others on a superficial basis
- limited schema
- Evaluations
- Gender differences
- Slaby and Frey- boys showed gender constancy before girls
- - it's easier for girls to take on masculine activities but boys are more likely to be punished -boys learn appropriate gender behaviour more rapidly
- therefore, the theory is incomplete as slt principles are involved
- methodological criticism
- Martin and Halverson- methods employed to measure constancy have been flawed
- the majority of children answered gender constancy questions as if they were pretend
- findings from these studies may lack validity
- Gender differences
- Gender Stability
- Age 4
- children understand their gender is fixed over time
- don't understand that gender is consistent
- still swayed by outward appearances
- Gender Constancy
- Age 5-7
- understands cosmetic changes won't alter sex
- children internalise gender appropriate behaviour
- pay attention to same sex models
- Gender Labelling
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