Gender Schema Theory

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  • Created on: 19-05-16 09:15

1. What happens when an individual sees their in-group positively?

  • They decide to hate their out-group
  • Motivates them to be more like their own gender and develop the in-group schema
  • Motivates them to be more independent and create their own in-group
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2. In-group?

  • Attitudes, expectations and behaviours they like
  • Formed of attitudes, expectations and behaviour of the gender they identify with
  • Formed of attitudes, expectations and behaviour of the opposite gender

3. What does the theory claim?

  • That basic gender identity is sufficient enough for a child to know their gender at the age of 2-3
  • That basic gender identity isn't enough for a child to know their gender
  • That basic gender identity is known by the age of 3-7

4. Out-group?

  • Formed of attitudes, expectations and behaviours of the opposite gender
  • Formed of attitudes, expectations and behaviours of the gender the individual relates to
  • Attitudes, expectations and behaviours they don't like

5. What is a limitation of the Halverson study?

  • Could be due to biological factors not schemas
  • Could be due to conditioning not schemas
  • Could be due to social influences not schemas

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