Gender Identity

Gender Identity

someone's internal experience of gender and how they choose to express themselves externally

Gender Norms

the socially established expectations and beliefs about how individuals should behave based on their assigned gender

Gender Consistency

The realization that gender does not change with age (happens at about 4 or 5)

Gender Typing

the acquisition of a particular feminine or masculine role

Gender Schema Theory

:The ability for children to create mental categories for masculinity and femininity

Gender Stereotypes

oversimplified beliefs about characteristics that all men and women are presumed to have

Gender Role awareness

knowledge of what behavior is socially appropriate for each gender

***Social Learning Theory

theory that we learn certain social behaviors (including gender roles) by observing, imitating, and being reinforced/punished