Gender Differences

AGENDANovember 15, 2011

1. Today’s Topics: Taking Care of Each Other What’s Going on in the Brain? Gender Differences – Take Notes Gender and the Media Articles

2. Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read and Take Notes on CH 4 Lesson 3/4

Taking Care of Each Other

• What Happens When a Child Does NOT Develop “Normally”– Autism

• What Happens When a Child DOES Develop “Normally”– Puberty• Age 12 girls• Age 14 boys

Marcia’s Identity Categories• 5 main “crisis” areas:– Occupation, religion, political, gender roles,

personal sexuality

What’s Going on in the Brain?

• Take your own notes:

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/

Gender Roles

• Gender Identity• Gender Roles• Gender Stereotype• Androgynous

Gender Differences (Personality)

• Mednick & Thomas (1993)– Men have more confidence

in Math and Science– Women less competent

• Aggression = main difference– Women feel guilty

• Women use disclaimers and hedges

Origins of Gender Differences• Biological– Anatomy, hormones, brain

organization• Psychoanalytical– Child identifies with parent of

same sex• Social Learning Theory– Children learn their gender

roles by observing parents, friends, peers, and teachers.

Which 2 figures on the RIGHT are the same at the figure on the LEFT?

Gender and the Mediahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nIXUjzyMe0

Write words that describe the clip… Who is the “dominant personally?” Is it reinforcing a good or bad stereotype? What message is this sending to

youth?

• Electrolux Appliances• Samantha Bee• Pizza• Scrubs• Rose Petal Cottage• Million Dollar Baby• Old Spice• Anchorman

• Goodyear• Dodgeball• Mineral Water• Dolly Parton• Monster Trucks• Notting Hill

Article Share

• Get in groups of 4– Answer the questions on your article first– Pass your article to another person in your group• Read and answer questions• Repeat until your chart is complete

• ANYONE HAVE AN INTERESTING ARTICLE?

Homework

Before you leavePick up your belongings & any trashStraighten desks

Homework: Read and Take Notes on Chapter 4

Lesson 3/4