1. The Development of Gender

2. How are they different?
Boys
Girls

3. Genetics
Majority of our inherited genes (45 chromosomes are unisex) are similar.
Males and females differ biologically in:
Body fat, muscle, height, onset of puberty, and life expectancy.
Testosterone vs. estrogen
OBJECTIVE 25| List one way males and females are similar, and other ways they differ.

4. Aggression Men are more physically aggressive
Evolutionary?
Women are more relationally aggressive
Murder rate: 9 males to 1 female

5. Social Power Men are socially dominant Salaries Leadership
Political leaders

6. Social Connectedness Females Males Interdependent Independent
Play face to face
Send double the texts
Independent
Play side by side
Shorter phone conversations

7. Gender Roles
Gender roles — expectations of how men and women are supposed to behave.
How are men “supposed” to behave?
Women?
OBJECTIVE 29| Discuss the relative importance of heredity and environment on gender development, and describe two theories of gender-typing.

8. The Good Wife

9. Gender Identity A person’s sense of being male or female
How do we learn this?

10. Social Learning Theory proposes that we learn gender behavior like any other behavior
reinforcement, punishment, and observation.

11. How often have you heard this…?

12. Gender Roles: Theories
Gender Schema – we form frameworks for males and females
These form early in life

27. Goldiblox

29. Target Toy Aisle

30. POGS!!

31. Reflections on Nature and Nurture
OBJECTIVE 30| Describe the biopsychosocial perspective on development.