Social Learning Theory (Gender)
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- Created on: 08-04-14 21:51
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- Social Learning Theory Explanation
- Gender occurs due to child's social experiences
- Gender is learnt from others.
- Gender differences due to differing treatment of sexes
- Observational Learning
- Gender identity gained through identifying with same sex models
- Gender is learnt from others.
- Acquiring Gender Roles
- Attention
- Observing someone display a behaviour
- Modelling
- Where a model demonstrates a gender appropriate behaviour
- Role Model
- Live Model
- eg. Parent/Friend
- Symbolic Model
- eg. TV/Book Character
- To be a role model, person must identify with them
- Identification
- Individual associates with views, qualities and characteristics of another
- Better identification with same sex models
- Individual associates with views, qualities and characteristics of another
- Identification
- Live Model
- Model
- Person demonstrating
- Role Model
- Can occur intentionally or unintentionally
- Where a model demonstrates a gender appropriate behaviour
- Retention
- Storing observed behaviours
- Attention
- Performing Gender Roles
- Motor Reproduction
- Imitation
- Consciously copying a behaviour
- Imitation more likely when model is identified with
- Gender related behaviour copied if role model is gender appropriate
- Imitation
- Motivation
- Having reason and desire to display behaviour
- Reinforcement
- Motivates imitation
- Positive Reinforcement
- Behaviour more likely to happen again if there are positive consequences
- Reward for gender appropriate behaviour
- Behaviour more likely to happen again if there are positive consequences
- Negative Reinforcement
- Behaviour less likely to happen again if there are negative consequences
- Punishment for gender inappropriate behaviour
- Behaviour less likely to happen again if there are negative consequences
- Vicarious Reinforcement
- Seeing another individual receive reinforcement for gender related behaviour
- Motor Reproduction
- ESSAY
- Always relate to (learning) gender appropriate behaviours
- Female
- Mothers pushing prams, girls wearing dresses
- Male
- Fathers mowing lawn or boys playing football
- Female
- Always relate to (learning) gender appropriate behaviours
- Gender occurs due to child's social experiences
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