 |  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
Learning Objectives
| Describe the process of gender typing, including learning gender roles and gender stereotypes. |
| | | | Describe current gender role standards and stereotypes, and discuss how these vary over time and across cultures. |
| | | | Identify gender differences in development, including the real, equivocal, and mythical differences discussed in the text. |
| | | | Explain the developmental patterns of gender-typing, and discuss how gender-typed interests and gender roles change across the life course. |
| | | | Detail the role of biological factors in the development of gender roles. Discuss the results of Money's research, which have provided new support for the idea of biological factors in gender roles. |
| | | | Discuss the role of cognitive factors in the development of gender roles, including cognitive developmental and gender-schema theories. |
| | | | Discuss various social and situational factors that contribute to gender-role typing, including the family, parental characteristics, media, peers, and teachers. Discuss the impact of gender stereotyping on career aspirations. |
| | | | Explain the concept of androgyny and how it has been studied. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education