FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Longitudinal Study, Femininity, F 17 Kallinge

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Andrea LaMarre

Document Summary

Which of the following is not a required capacity for achieving manhood in traditional cultures: provide, procreate, protect, produce. Differences between boys and girls become more noticeable in adolescence. Impact on development: girls more self-conscious than boys, girls more interested in intimate friendships. Longitudinal study by galambos, almeida and paterson (1990) Self-descriptions over time: girls: (cid:373)ore (cid:862)fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)e(cid:863) (cid:894)e. g. ge(cid:374)tle(cid:895, boys: (cid:373)ore (cid:862)(cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e(cid:863) (cid:894)aggressive(cid:895) Adolescents embrace gender stereotypes more than children. Conformity to gender roles influenced by family socialization pressures. Socializing boys and girls according t different expectations. More pronounced in adolescence: parents, peers, teachers. Past experiences influence how parents and teachers socialization next generation. Physical appearance accounts for 50% of content can magazines serve a positive purpose? (cid:862)health(cid:863) Gender is a fundamental way of organizing ideas about the world. Age 3: understand themselves as either male or female. Age 6 to 10: perceptions of gender become less rigid. Age 12 to 16: perceptions of gender become more rigid.