Homework Cultural influence sheet (to be completed for Tuesday 15th) Christmas homework ( Monday 4th) Gender Flashcards Plan essay for Gender for either: Social Evolutionary Cognitive/Psychological

Social Influence

Recap: On whiteboards Briefly outline the 4 studies we are using to explain social influences to gender.

4 studies 4 groups Hagan and Kuebli (2006) parents influence sex differences in risk taking behaviour. Friedman et al (2007) Mothers gender attitudes predicted gender stereotyping in younger as opposed to older children. Evans and Davies (2000) Characters in books appeared differently depending upon sex Bigler (1995) Children split into gender groups showed more gender stereotypical views

On each whiteboard there is a different study Choose a whiteboard On the whiteboards, write notes about the study in terms of the below: Sentence 1 AO1-The evidence Sentence 2 AO1- Conclusion and/or implications Sentence 3 Explanations for the findings – SLT/ effect on gender schema/biosocial approach etc Sentence 4 Commentary on the methodology and how this affects validity Sentence 5 General Wider evaluation/ IDA points Fill in their grid in more detail.

IDA Nature/nurture debate Assessing the important of social influences (Nurture) Research shows that children are being socialised Into roles via formal and informal socialising agents. HOWEVER… Difficult to assess the importance of social factors: no way to isolate nature from nurture. Which social influence factor is more important?

Pair work- Use your grid Use your grid to construct a paragraph for your given study. Lead by the study and follow your grid. (write on handout) “Hagan and Kuebli (2006): conducted a…..” Extension- Swap paragraphs and peer assess each others Anything you would add/change? Sentence 1 AO1-The evidence Sentence 2 AO1- Conclusion and/or implications Sentence 3 Explanations for the findings – SLT/ effect on gender schema/biosocial approach etc Sentence 4 Commentary on the methodology and how this affects validity Sentence 5 Impact and Wider evaluation

Swap paragraphs Now Re-write your new paragraph but.. This time lead by the theory e.g “Social learning theory argues….” “Learning explanations of gender emphasise the role of…” “The Biosocial approach suggests…..” “Parent’s Gender schemas are important in shaping gender...”

Pair work- Essay plan Form an essay plan using your grid Provide this in a flow chart/ list Extension- Have you included enough research/evaluation? Have you included IDA? Have you included wider evaluation/nice conclusion (Examiners like this for this essay)?

Cultural explanations Define the following on the wall boards Culture Cultural Bias Cultural determinism Ethnographic approach

Definitions Culture- the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society Cultural bias-  interpreting and judging phenomena by standards inherent to one's own culture.  Cultural determinism- the culture in which we are raised determines who we are at emotional and behavioral levels. This supports the theory that environmental influences dominate who we are instead of biologically inherited traits. Ethnographic approach - A qualitative approach that studies the cultural patterns and perspectives of participants in their natural settings

Homework Cultural influence sheet (to be completed for Tuesday 15th) Christmas homework ( Monday 4th) Gender Flashcards Plan essay for Gender for either: Social Evolutionary Cognitive/Psychological