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Evaluation points for all theories in the gender topic which can be used in a 16 mark question
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Kohlbergstrengths limitations
· Research support from Slaby and Frey · Reduces complex behaviours to
who found that there was a difference simple explanations such as brain
between gender constancy and growth so doesn’t consider the effect of
stability wider social contexts such as religion
and family.
· Considers nature and nurture as it · May underestimate the age at which
suggests as our brains grow our gender identity occurs. Children seek
development is continued through to out same sex playmates earlier than it
our environment. holistic is proposed by gender identity stage.
The process may occur at different
ages
Gender schema theory
strengths limitations
· Support from martin and Halverson. · Places large emphasis on parents in
Children were only able to recall the recognition of labelling their child
gender consistent information and with the correct gender. May have
struggled to remember inconsistent implications on parents who chose not
info suggesting they from in groups to label their child
and out groups
· Accounts for cultural difference as it · Supports nurture as it suggests we
states gender is acquired from the learn and acquire our gender from the
environment so it is culturally relative environment
Freud’s theory
Strengths Limitations
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