GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Christina Jane R. Rentino

theoriesSocial Learning Theory parents, as the distributors of reinforcement, reinforce appropriate gender role behaviorsKohlberg suggested that children had made a cognitive judgment about their gender identity before they selected same sex models for sex typed behavoirs.

2. Cognitive Developmental TheoryChildren formulates schema that helps them develop gender identity and formulate appropriate gender roles3. Gender Schema TheoryGender stereotyping- is defined as the beliefs humans hold about the characteristics associated with males and femalesGENDER & EQUALITYGender equality gives women and men the same entitlements to all aspects of human development.Gender inequalityrefers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on theirgender.Gender & powerGender different ways men and women play in society, and to the relative power they wield. Power a basic fabric of society and is possessed in varying degrees by social actors in diverse social categories.By virtue of the males greater ascribed status in society, men have more legitimate power (based on rank or position) than do women.Max Weber: As a group of women are at a distinct disadvantage when considering both power and authority.Determinants of power Status resourcesExperienceSelf-confidenceGender & education