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Unit 6 – Developmental Psychology
Topic 6.7
How does the Social Learning Theory explain the development of gender roles?
Cognitive structures called schemas determine an individual’s understanding of what it means to be male or female from infancy.
Gender-roles are biologically determined at birth through genetic inheritance.
Children acquire their understanding of male and female roles by observing and imitating behaviors and attitudes in others.
Peer pressure during adolescence shapes individual's gender-role perceptions.
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