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Adolescence, 9/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

Gender

Taking It to the Net

1. Gender roles influence how we perceive ourselves and others, our desires and goals, and our personalities. But, they also impact on the everyday lives of adults in very basic and fundamental ways. What might the issues of balancing home and career be and how are they similar and different for males and females?

http://businessweek.com/smallbiz/0004/bk000428.htm

2. Great changes have occurred in gender roles since the 1970s, particularly in the lives of women. But, have these changes impacted on the nature and quality of married life? How do you view the relation between gender roles and marriage? How might your spouse view that relationship?

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3. Gender differences in humans in part reflect physical/biological differences. How might other disciplines such as biology inform your understanding of how these physical differences came into play?

http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct98/sex.html