SOSC 1185 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Libido, Observational Learning, Symbolic Interactionism
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Vowed virgins of albania: male line in the family wiped out and females assumed responsibility of the household, girl adopts the mantle of paterfamilias she cuts her hair short and assumes male characteristics. Virgins stick to the unwritten rule that requires them to never marry or have children: this role gives women the rights and privileges of fellow males these women are regarded as men. Initially formulated by freud: basic message is anatomy is destiny, origin of gender differences and on the nature of female personality in particular were derived exclusively from talking therapy with troubled adults. Individuals experience thoughts and feelings at both conscious and unconscious levels of awareness: freud argued among children most thoughts occur at the unconscious level, three mental structures: Id: represents biological influences or drives, governed by the pleasure principle: ego: seeks to impose limitations on the id, superego: represents society standards as incorporated into what may be termed as the individual"s conscience.