Biological approach to gender (Genes and Hormones and the Evolutionary approach)

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Give one A01 approach to the role of genes and hormones in gender development in males.
Boys can be born with an extra X chromosome that can cause them to look and feel more feminine.
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Give one A01 approach to the role of genes and hormones in gender development in females.
Without the Y chromosome the testes do not develop and instead ovaries do, which produce oestrogen and stimulate puberty in females.
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What did Reiner and Gearheart (2004) study?
Chromosomal males born with no penis (found that of 14 raised female, half re-assigned themselves by puberty)
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What did Hines (1994) study?
Girls born with CAH (exposed to testosterone) showed little difference in gender to a control group of non CAH girls.
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What is the David Reimer case study?
Chromosomal male (Bruce) suffered a botched circumcision and was raised a female (Brenda) before re-assigning himself back to male after puberty
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What did Deady et al (2006) study?
Looked at 25 child-free women and those with higher testosterone had a lower maternal drive.
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Give one A01 point that explains the evolutionary approach to gender development in terms of division of labour.
Division of labour developed to ensure survival in the EEA because if a woman was pregnant she would be physically unable to hunt- therefore the man would have to and different gender roles developed.
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Give one A01 point that explains the evolutionary approach to gender development in terms of mate choice.
Men and women look for different qualities in a mate in order to have the most successful reproduction.
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What is the empathising-systemising theory?
Proposes that women are good at empathising (dealing with and expressing emotion) and men are good at systemising (constructing systems and reacting logically)
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Who proposed the empathising-systemising theory due to the results of a study?
Baron-Cohen (2002)
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What theory did Taylor et al (2002) propose?
The tend and befriend theory
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What is the tend and befriend theory?
Suggests that women are better with relationships and cope in an emotional way in stressful situations
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Give one A01 approach to the role of genes and hormones in gender development in females.

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Without the Y chromosome the testes do not develop and instead ovaries do, which produce oestrogen and stimulate puberty in females.

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What did Reiner and Gearheart (2004) study?

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What did Hines (1994) study?

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What is the David Reimer case study?

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