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GENDER-ROLE STANDARDS AND STEREOTYPES
 
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN DEVELOPMENT
     Developmental Patterns of Gender Typing
     Stability of Gender Typing
 
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN GENDER DIFFERENCES
     Hormones and Social Behavior
     Hormones and Cognitive Skills
     Brain Lateralization and Gender Differences
     Biology and Cultural Expectations
 
COGNITIVE FACTORS IN GENDER TYPING
     Kohlberg's Cognitive Developmental Theory
     Gender-Schema Theory: An Information-Processing Approach
     A Comparison of Cognitive-Developmental and Gender-Schema Theories
 
INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY ON GENDER TYPING
     Parents' Influence on Children's Gender-Typed Choices
     Parental Behavior toward Girls and Boys
     Modeling Parents' Characteristics
     Parental Absence or Unavailability
     Gender Roles in Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents
 
EXTRAFAMILIAL INFLUENCES ON GENDER ROLES
     Books and Television
     Peers, Gender Roles, and Self-Esteem
     Schools and Teachers
 
ANDROGYNY
 
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