Gender Schemas Theory (Martin and Halverson)

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What does the schema affect regarding gender in children?

Memory and interests

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What does the gender schema do?

Filter and distort info

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What are the two schemas?

  • In-group vs out-group (same vs opposite sex) schema

  • Own sex schema

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What is the in-group vs out-group schema?

  • Categorises what something is for you / your gender

  • Links to social psychology

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What is the own sex schema?

Stores info about something that the child categorises for them, and filters out what is not for them

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What do schemas do?

  • Motivate us

  • Regulate our behaviour

  • Direct our interests