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6. 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

7. What does Smith and Lloyds theory suggest about the colour of the babies clothes?

  • Which toys the child plays with indicates to the parents which gender the child is (Colour of clothes makes no difference)
  • How the child is labelled ( Through the colour clothing) determines how the child is socialised (Which toys)
  • How the child acts towards the parents determines the gender given

8. Who first looked at the bio social approach?

  • Money and Erdhardt
  • Leighton et al
  • Reiss et al
  • Downes and Rock

9. 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

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

  • Money & Erdhardt - Socialisation has a greater effect on gender than biology
  • 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