ANT 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Penis Envy, Sex Segregation, Developmental Disorder
11 Dec 2016
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Fathers more than mothers: mothers of boys held, burped, rocked, stimulated, aroused, stressed, looked/talked/smiled at baby more than mothers of girls, childhood gender labeling, 3-4 years: label as male / female by id"ing with same-sex adults; stereotypes. 3 years: rigid gender typing ( mex-am, dominican-am, and african am) 4,6,8 years: show some flexibility about gender and choose who to play with ---> increases with age: other influences: television. Increased mobile use, television, video games, online content: culture. Parents in 82% cultures expected more nurturance from girls; 18% no diff, and none expected more from boys. 87% expecting more achievement from boys and 3% from girls. In mixed-sex/age groups, some separate games for boys and girls are there. Even if forced to play tgt, difficult to keep them from drifting apart (coed schools) Girls: as they get older, tend to be with adult women than teen groups. Boys: form peer groups and keep aloof from men.
