Kohlberg's theory of GD
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- Kohlberg's theory
- children mature through the same 3 stages of GD
- occurs in line with biologically determined development, physical and cognitive
- Piaget in sensorimotor, pre-operational concrete and formal stages
- children understand more accurately overtime, it becomes more advanced
- occurs in line with biologically determined development, physical and cognitive
- STAGE 1
- gender identity
- 2-3 years
- identify own gender, not others
- do not understand that gender is fixed
- i.e remains the same across time and situation
- STAGE 2
- gender stability
- 4-5 years
- appreciates that gender remains the same over time and place
- do not understand that a female can have 'male' characteristic
- e.g short hair
- do not understand that a female can have 'male' characteristic
- STAGE 3
- gender constancy
- 6 years
- know gender is the same over time and place
- not confused when a person has a trait of the opposite sex
- seek out and imitate same sex models
- confirm their beliefs about expectations and appropriate behaviour
- SLT
- imitate and develop traits of sex role appropriate models
- identified by society or the media as appropriate
- represent what a male or female should look like
- beginning of the development of sex role stereotypes, not always positive
- e.g mother in familial role, father as breadwinner
- beginning of the development of sex role stereotypes, not always positive
- represent what a male or female should look like
- identified by society or the media as appropriate
- imitate and develop traits of sex role appropriate models
- EVALUATION
- research support for different traits in the stages, Slaby and Frey (1975)
- stage 3 paid more attention to same sex models on tv than stage 1, seeking evidence to reinforce beliefs
- systematic error when interviewing children 2-3 years old
- do not understand it is a complex construct and do not posses adequate vocabulary to describe POV
- also conducted himself, so it will have an element of bias and lack ecological validity
- do not understand it is a complex construct and do not posses adequate vocabulary to describe POV
- biological determinism and reductionism (low)
- great focus on neuro development and maturation but not on social influences like parents and the media
- Munroe et al state it is not a universal application as it does not have a holistic pov, which is vital when explaining GD
- great focus on neuro development and maturation but not on social influences like parents and the media
- research support for different traits in the stages, Slaby and Frey (1975)
- children mature through the same 3 stages of GD
- Piaget's intellectual development of egocentrism, child learns through own perspective; it cannot rely on other's
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