AQA A2 Psychology Unit 3 - Gender - Bio social approach

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  • Created on: 12-04-14 14:25

1. Who looked at the case of Mr Blackwell and what was found?

  • Goldwyn - Even though his brain was chemically female, he believed he was a boy due to socialisation
  • Goldwyn - His brain was chemically female so was re-socialised to be female
  • Money & Erdhardt - Socialisation has a greater effect on gender than biology
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2. How this theory not deterministic?

  • As it takes into account both the biological and social factors
  • As it takes into account both the cognitive and biological factors
  • As it takes into account all factors that determine gender both nature and nurture

3. In which case was Nature stronger than Nurture? (Money 1974)

  • John/ Joan - Even though socialised as a girl and then re-socialised as a male = Psychological harm caused suicide
  • John/Jenny - Even though socialised as a Male and then re-socialised as a male still had psychological harm

4. Why is this theory retrospective?

  • As they are observations and case studies only
  • As they are case studies and era dependant
  • As they are open to interpretation

5. Why can't these theories by generalised to all humans?

  • As they are case studies
  • As they are only observations
  • As they do not take into account all factors that determine gender
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