PSY 304- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 304
• Professor: mariagurevich

Document Summary

Approaches to research: chapter 1: truthiness around the idea of gender. We think we know everything there is to know about gender. Gender quiz: *examples of test questions: most gender differences in communications are, moderate to great, depending upon the subject, in a real sense insurmountable, small, enabling the genders to communicate effectively, more evident in western culture. Answer: d: gender roles in canada, are uniform, vary according to ethno-cultural communities, are much more egalitarian than those of traditional aboriginal communities, are much more egalitarian among english speaking compared to non-english speakers. Most canadian young people are very satisfied with their sex lives. This is: true for men but not women, false for both women and men, true for women but not men, false for women only. Individual-level of analysis: neglect of social location/systems, universalizing claims. Inadequate attention to inequality/ideology: focuses on sociopolitical implications & applications of psychological theory.