SOCIAL LEARNING EXPLANATION OF GENDER DEVELOPMENT
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- SOCIAL LEARNING EXP OF GENDER
- The SLT draws attention to influences of environment (nurture) in shaping gender development.
- Including significant others the child comes into contact with - role models, parents, teachers.
- DIRECT REINFORCEMENT - children are more likely to be praised for gender appropriate behaviour
- DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT - the ways in which boys and girls are encouraged to show distinct gender appropriate behaviour.
- Through this, boys and girls learn their gender identity.
- Fathers reinforce sex stereotypes more than mothers
- INDIRECT (VICARIOUS REINFORCEMENT) - if conseqeunce of someones behaviour is favourable, more likely to be imitated by child and vice versa.
- E.g. mother recieving compliment when wearing makeup and dress, girl is likely to imitate.
- Identification - where a child attaches themself to someone they want to be, they possess qualities seen as rewarding.
- These are role models and may be part of their immediate environment, usually attractive and high status.
- From role models perspective, modelling is the precise demonstration of a behaviour that may be imitated by observer.
- FOUR mediational processes central to the learning of gender behaviour:
- Attention: child pays close attention to actions
- Retention: remember actions
- Motivation: to be like them
- Motor reproduction: doing it.
- Motivation: to be like them
- Retention: remember actions
- Attention: child pays close attention to actions
- FOUR mediational processes central to the learning of gender behaviour:
- From role models perspective, modelling is the precise demonstration of a behaviour that may be imitated by observer.
- These are role models and may be part of their immediate environment, usually attractive and high status.
- The SLT draws attention to influences of environment (nurture) in shaping gender development.
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