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After studying Chapter 16, you should be able to
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define and distinguish the terms sex difference and gender difference; |
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identify and discuss the key positions regarding the appropriateness of studying sex and gender differences; |
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identify and discuss key developments in the history of studying sex and gender differences; |
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briefly define meta-analysis and effect size, including how effect sizes are interpreted; |
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define and distinguish the minimalist and maximalist positions regarding sex differences; |
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identify and discuss sex differences and similarities in the five major factors of personality; |
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identify and discuss sex differences and similarities in self-esteem, sexuality, the people- things dimension, and depression; |
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define masculinity, femininity, and androgyny; |
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identify the key developments in research and theory on sex roles, including a discussion of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny; |
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define and distinguish instrumentality and expressiveness; |
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define and briefly discuss gender schemas; |
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define gender stereotypes and discuss the three key components of gender stereotypes; |
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discuss the socialization theory of sex differences, including a brief discussion of social learning theory; |
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discuss the sex role theory of sex differences; |
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discuss hormonal theories of sex differences; |
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discuss evolutionary psychological theories of sex differences; and, finally, |
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discuss the key features of an integrated theory of sex differences. |