Social Gender

Question 1

How does the social approach explain gender?

Answer 1

• peer influences
• conformity to gender roles
• influence of culture

Question 2

How does gender segregation play a role in gender?

Answer 2

• Children from 3 can say what gender they are
• Girls play w girls and boys play w boys
• Friends can act as a role model of gender typical behaviour

Question 3

How does NSI play a role in gender?

Answer 3

• peers provide norms of gender typical behaviour

Question 4

How does ISI play a role in gender?

Answer 4

• peers are sources of information about gender related behaviour

Question 5

How does gender identity play a role in gender?

Answer 5

• the individual compare themselves with their friends and peers and make judgement about how how closely they fit the category

Question 6

How does conformity to gender roles play a role in gender?

Answer 6

• a person feels pressure to conform to how a woman or man is meant to behave
• some that don’t conform to gender role norms can experience bullying or gender dysphoria

Question 7

How does culture play a role in gender?

Answer 7

• some cultures have a third gender for those who do not fit classification of man or woman
• hija in india

Question 8

Evaluation of social approach to explaining gender?

Answer 8

• S - Hofstede 2001 evidence shows that gender roles are strongly influenced by cultural context
• W - Doesn’t explain gender non conformity when NSI tends towards gender conformity