Compare and contrast the three major social theories of gender. Which would you argue is the dominant approach today?
What will be an ideal response?
Three main social theories of gender have been proposed-social role theory, psychoanalytic theory, and social cognitive theory. Alice Eagly proposed social role theory, which states that gender differences result from the contrasting roles of women and men. The psychoanalytic theory of gender stems from Freud's view that the preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent. At 5 or 6 years of age, the child renounces this attraction because of anxious feelings. Subsequently, the child identifies with the same-sex parent, unconsciously adopting the same-sex parent's characteristics.
According to the social cognitive theory of gender, children's gender development occurs through observing and imitating what other people say and do and through being rewarded and punished for gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate behavior.
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A. Most have criminal records more extensive than those of defendants who are not insane. B. Most come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. C. Most have been previously found incompetent to stand trial. D. Female NGRI defendants have similar socioeconomic and criminal backgrounds to male NGRI defendants.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The foot-in-the door technique involves making a large request that will probably be refused to increase the chances of being granted a smaller request later
A) ?True. B) ?False.