PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Socialist Feminism, Cultural Feminism, Radical Feminism
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The words sex and gender have often been used interchangeably to describe the differences in the behaviors of women and men: sex roles used to refer to culturally prescribed sets of behaviors for men and women. However, the term sex does not correctly apply to this so it has been changed to gender roles: gender roles cultural beliefs applied to individuals on the basis of their socially assigned sex. Gender the meanings that societies and individuals give to female and male categories. Scholars who study sex and gender either emphasize the similarities between men and women or focus on the differences. This approach shows that men and women are basically alike in their intellectual and social behaviors. Any differences that occur are small and inconsistent and produced by socialization, not biology. Origins: early 20th century women psychologists: most feminist theory and research dealing with gender differences uses this approach. Emphasizes the differences between women and men.
