Gender similarities hypothesis, males and females are similar on most psychological variables, more differences within the genders than between them, differences more likely to be due to other variables
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Eckert 1990
Gender conflated with biological sex, gender interacts with other aspects of identity, can't seperate out the factors
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Marjorie Goodwin 2005 The Hidden Life of Girls
Studied 9-12 year olds for over 3 years, girls' behaviour downplayed in previous research as it didn't fit expectations, girls as capable as boys at forming hierachies, boasting, giving orders, challenging and arguing, not always found appropriate
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Deborah Cameron 2009 The Myth of Mars and Venus
Gender just one aspect of gender among many, gender template doesn't fit everyone, previous research focused on differences as is what is expected, confirmation bias, differences reported more
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Judith Butler 1990
a mistake to reinforce binary view of gender, we 'perform' our gender, "we act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman", can be turned on and off, weakened and intensified
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Mary Talbot, 2010
"Gender is socially constructed. People acquire characteristics which are percieved as 'masculine' or 'femine'"
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Gender conflated with biological sex, gender interacts with other aspects of identity, can't seperate out the factors
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Eckert 1990
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Studied 9-12 year olds for over 3 years, girls' behaviour downplayed in previous research as it didn't fit expectations, girls as capable as boys at forming hierachies, boasting, giving orders, challenging and arguing, not always found appropriate
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Card 4
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Gender just one aspect of gender among many, gender template doesn't fit everyone, previous research focused on differences as is what is expected, confirmation bias, differences reported more
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Card 5
Front
a mistake to reinforce binary view of gender, we 'perform' our gender, "we act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman", can be turned on and off, weakened and intensified
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