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Which sex increases in gender flexibility during adolescence? - Answer Females are more
flexible
In their study, What did Fagot, Linebeck, and O'boyle find in mothers who did gender type play
activities? - Answer —Mothers express more traditional attitudes concerning appropriate
behavior for women and traditional gender roles within the family and rated their own
personality as containing few gender traits.
—Also, toddlers and preschoolers demonstrated a more pronounced tendency to discriminate
nonhuman items in gender-stereotyped ways.
—Ex: "Hi son, here's a gun; my cute little daughter, here's a doll."
How do parents contribute to gender differences in children? - Answer —Gender differences
may stem from the parents understanding the dispositions and competences of their children.
—Children feel they should conform to the expectations.
How is sexism apparent in the English language regarding women? - Answer —It takes three
distinct forms:
1. Ignoring women.
2. Defining women.
3. Deprecating women.
—English tends to ignore women by extending male terms to refer to humans as a whole.
—>Linguistic Sexism: perpetuation and reinforcement of sexist ideology through the content of
a language.
At what age do children obey their same-sex parents? - Answer Toddlers at the age of one.
According to the American Association of University Women Study, what was found regarding
single sex education? - Answer Girls did NOT attain measurably better skills in math and
science, however, many DID report having greater confidence and better attitudes about these
subjects.
, What are the favorite fairytales in childhood of men and women? - Answer Men:
Women:
-Cinderella.
-Snow White.
-Sleeping Beauty.
How do fathers perpetuate gender roles? - Answer —Fathers tend to stereotype gender roles
from infancy and continues through childhood, they spend more time and give more
love/attention to sons.
—Fathers reinforce gender roles with physical activity.
How do Westerners judge who is more intelligent, is it nature or nurture? - Answer Nature
What did Thorndike say about educating women? - Answer He concluded that it was useless
to waste educational resources to bring women into the ranks of the intellectual elite and
women should study to become nurses and teachers where the "average level is essential."
What did researcher discover in comparisons of men and women? - Answer Females and
males are non equivalent because they differ on so many uncontrolled dimensions biologically,
physchologically, and socially.
How do teachers see boys and girls academic success, as ability or hard work? - Answer —
Boys = Ability
—Girls = Hard Work
—>Teachers have higher expectations of boys despite higher grades that girls have.
What is the largest remaining gender difference in verbal ability? - Answer Verbal fluency and
writing ability.
What are the major reasons for dual earners? - Answer —Desirable standard of living.
—Also for the potential for a family lifestyle that models cooperation among all its members in
maintaining a household.
—Economic need.