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Child Psychology 1/c/e
Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition
E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Gender Roles and Gender Differences

Internet Exercises



1

Frank is going to write a paper about how boys and girls differ in their identity development. He is looking for a central theme around which to construct his paper. What are the most salient identity issues for boys as opposed to girls?


 
2

Derek is the program chair for the Men's Focus Group on campus. He is planning a program on the social barriers to men being fully involved fathers. He thinks it has something to do with gender stereotyping that suggest that women are the best nurturers and caregivers. Is there some research Derek ought to share with the group?


 
3

Dr. Lombard asked her Child Development class to find out what the current thinking was on how to treat infants who are born without fully developed male or female genitalia. She said that the old line of thinking was that these children should be surgically altered during infancy so as to be genitally correct females. Are other alternatives being considered today?


 




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