CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gender variations in personality traits Women also commonly score higher on traits of anxiety and sympathy, while men tend to be more assertive and risk-taking. This distinction is of immense interest, especially given the changing nature of culture, and cultural representations of gender, across the globe.

Detailed explanation-2: -An individual’s gender role attitude is their set of beliefs regarding the appropriate role for men and women in society. Generally, these attitudes are categorized as being either traditional or nontraditional, also called egalitarian. Researchers in the field have analyzed trends in gender role attitudes over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas sex roles are essentially biologically determined (ensuring successful reproduction and forming the basis of sexual division of labor, in which women are associated with childrearing), gender roles (behavior that is considered “masculine” or “feminine”) are culturally determined.

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.