PSYC 3350 Chapter Notes -Female Genital Mutilation, Gender Role, Big Five Personality Traits
28 Nov 2013
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Has been described as part of female initiation ceremony and imporation rite of passage marking transition from childhood to adulthood. Strongly held beliefs about women and the role of role. People who defend this practice say it is a requirement for marriage and emphasize importance of upholding tradition. People who condemn it emphasize pain, suffereing, health risks involved. Psychologists became more aware of possibility that men and women may differ psychologically, calling into question previous research findings and theories based on them. Began to question whether knowledge based primarily on men was accurate for people in general. Growing awareness among researchers and scholar and they made a conscious effort to include women as research participants. Today, studies of gender differences are commonplace in social science research and textbooks routinely incorporate sex and gender differences. Sex: refers to the physical characteristics and differences between men and women.
