gender ; kohlberg (textbook print out)

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where does kohlberg's theory of gender development come from?
piaget's cognitive development theory
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what did kohlberg believe development of gender understanding to be a result of?
maturation
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how many stages do children gain understanding in?
three
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name them... in order... gO!
gender identity / gender stability / gender constancy
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STAGE 1 - GENDER IDENTITY
GDSGNS
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occurs at which age range?
18 months - 3 years
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during stage, child develops basic understanding of?
concepts of 'male' and 'female'
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and begin to do what with this?
categorise people into male and female groups
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however what can happen with labels?
not always accurate and may be interchangeable
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STAGE 2 - GENDER STABILITY
DJGD
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occurs at which age range?
3 - 5 yrs
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children begin to show evidence of?
understanding gender labels are fixed
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so boys and girls become?
men and women
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what is categorisation based on?
superficial characteristics e.g hair length / clothing
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meaning?
subtle differences are still not understood
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STAGE 3 - GENDER CONSTANCY
SDIGNDSI
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occurs at what age range?
6 - 7 yrs
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what is gender constancy?
understanding that gender remains consistent regardless of physical appearance
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and the gender label becomes?
constant in different times / situations
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RESEARCH - SLABY AND FREY ('75)
kdfds
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questioned children of what age range?
2 - 5yrs
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to assess their level of?
gender constancy
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with 1/3 questions each related to?
each different development stage
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then each child was classified?
either high or low in terms of gender constancy understanding
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when did they next test the children?
several weeks later
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bringing them in to?
watch a short video
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showing what on opposite sides of the screen?
males and females performing gender-stereotypical behaviour
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what was then measured?
amount of time each child spent looking at each person
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in general, children with high gender-constancy spent longer than low levels watching?
same-sex role models
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suggesting?
gender knowledge precedes watching same-sex role model's behaviours
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RESEARCH - THOMPSON ('75)
sdifnsdf
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did a study on children of what age?
two-year olds
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and showed them a?
set of pictures
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finding they were able to pick out?
same-sex people
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suggesting?
they could accurately label their own gender
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known as?
gender identity / labelling
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what % of 2yr olds showed gender labelling?
76%
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what % of 3yr olds also displayed gender labelling?
90%
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supporting kohlberg's claim that?
knowledge of gender concepts is based on maturation
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EVALUATION - STRENGTH
DNKGNDF
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who did munroe et al study?
children worldwide
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and found what about gender development patterns?
they were globally similar
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suggesting?
it's a natural age linked progress
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EVALUATION - WEAKNESS
diogndg
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when does kohlberg's theory suggest gender-specific behaviour appears?
only after child has developed gender constancy
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is this true?
no
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how do you know?
because many children play with gender consistent toys before 7
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suggesting?
gender constancy isn't the starting point of these behaviours
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EVALUATION - WEAKNESS
DSINFSDINF
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kohlberg's theory is criticised for only describing what?
development of gender understanding
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rather than?
how it influences gender-specific behaviour
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