AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

GENDER DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a common perceived female gender role in the United States?
A
Breadwinner
B
Nurturing
C
Leader
D
Physical
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Domestic behaviors-For example, some people expect that women will take care of the children, cook, and clean the home, while men take care of finances, work on the car, and do the home repairs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gender role ideology falls into three types: traditional, transitional, and egalitarian.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harmful gender roles deny millions of girls their rights to education, health and independence. Sadly, girls around the world are kept from attending school in favor of gender roles related to their role in household chores and the position of girls in society. Their voices are undervalued if heard at all.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gender roles are influenced by the media, family, environment, and society. In addition to biological maturation, children develop within a set of gender-specific social and behavioral norms embedded in family structure, natural play patterns, close friendships, and the teeming social jungle of school life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many psychologists believe that gender is the result of environmental influences, particularly the way we are treated by our parents, guardians, friends and relatives. According to Dr John Money we are psychosexually neutral at birth, and our gender is a consequence of the nurture we receive as children.

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