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Learning ObjectivesUpon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
| Define and distinguish the terms sex difference and gender difference. |
| Identify and discuss the key positions regarding the appropriateness of studying sex and gender differences. |
| Identify and discuss key developments in the history of studying sex and gender differences. |
| Briefly define meta-analysis and effect size, including how effect sizes are interpreted. |
| Define and distinguish the minimalist and maximalist positions regarding sex differences. |
| Identify and discuss sex differences and similarities in the five major factors of personality. |
| Identify and discuss sex differences and similarities in self-esteem, sexuality, the people- things dimension, and depression. |
| Define masculinity, femininity, and androgyny. |
| Identify the key developments in research and theory on sex roles, including a discussion of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny. |
| Define and distinguish instrumentality and expressiveness. |
| Define and briefly discuss gender schemas. |
| Define gender stereotypes and discuss the three key components of gender stereotypes. |
| Discuss the socialization theory of sex differences, including a brief discussion of social learning theory. |
| Discuss the sex role theory of sex differences. |
| Discuss hormonal theories of sex differences. |
| Discuss evolutionary psychological theories of sex differences. |
| Discuss the key features of an integrated theory of sex differences. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education