unit 8

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Phallic Stage
this is Freud's third stage of psychosexual development in which gender development takes place
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Identification
To adopt the attitudes and behaviour of the same-sex parent
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Oedipus Complex
The conflict experianced by a boy in the Phallic stage because he unconciously desires his mother and fears his father
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Electra Complex
The conflict experianced by a girl in the Phallic stage because she unconciously desires her father and fears her mother
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Observation
Watching the behaviour of the role model
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Role model
Someone you look up to someone similar to you usually of the same-sex or someone they see as powerful and shows them love
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Imitation
copying the behaviour of others
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Vicarious reinforcement
when a role model is praised or rewarded for their behaviour, the child is more likely to imitate them. if the role model is punished for thier behaviour the child is less likely to imitate them.
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Gender Schema
The mental building block of knowledge that contains information about each gender- behaviours, clothes, activities, personality traits and roles linked to each sex
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Gender Stereotype
when all males and all females are seen as being similar. some peoples gender schema's are made up of gender stereo ypes e.g. builders are men and women are nurses
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Highly Gender Schematised
when gender is very important and information is organised according to gender appropriate and inappropriate roles
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Gender Labelling
by 18months a child knows weather they are a boy or a girl and by 2years old they can identify the gender of other children but they dont know that they stay the same sex throughout life
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Gender Stability
at 3-5years old they realise that they stay the same sex all their life but can get confused if they see a man dressed as a women
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Gender Constancy
at the age of 6years onwards they know they stay the same sex all their life and know that sex also stays the same even if your apperance changes.
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Sex identity
A biological term. A childs sex can be identified by their hormones and chromosomes. This determines whether the childs sex identity is male or female
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Gender identity
A psychological term. A child's gender can be identified by their attitudes and behaviour. this determines whether the child's gender identity is masculine or feminine
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Modelling
A role model provides an example for the child.
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Gender Disturbance
Not developing the gender identity usually associated with ones sex
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Identification

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To adopt the attitudes and behaviour of the same-sex parent

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Oedipus Complex

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Electra Complex

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Card 5

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Observation

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