Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sexual Script Theory, Casual Sex, Premarital Sex
19 Apr 2013
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Gender is usually figured out early in life, people usually can identify there own gender by the time they are 2 and a half. People can get flustered when they can not determine the persons gender, and are often very curios. In canada there are two genders: male and female but in some places there are many and they can get up to 4. Gender role: a set of norms or culturally defined expectations, that define hoe people of one gender ought to behave. Stereotype: a rigid set of beliefs about a group of people that distinguishes them from others and is applied to all members of that group. By the age of 6 people can identify stereotypes (place females in the weak roles, men playing sports, etc. ) Is a set of ideas that we associate with males and females.
