PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Double Standard, Premarital Sex
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Chapter 8: sex differences, gender-role development, and sexuality. Gender typing: the process by which children acquire not only a gender identity but also the motives, values, and behaviours considered appropriate in their culture for members of their biological sex. Gender-role standard: behaviour, value, or motive that members of a society consider more typical or appropriate for members of one sex. Expressive role: a social prescription, usually directed toward females, that one should be cooperative, kind, nurturant and sensitive to the needs of others. Instrumental role: a social prescription, usually directed toward males, that one should be dominant, independent, assertive, competitive, and goal- oriented. Verbal ability: girls display greater verbal abilities than boys on many measures. Visual/spatial abilities: the ability to draw inferences about or to otherwise mentally manipulate pictorial information. Mathematical reasoning: boys show a small but consistent advantage over girls on tests of arithmetic reasoning. Aggression: boys are more physically aggressive than girls.