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Using Psychological Theory and Research Critically Consider the Views That Gender Roles Are Socially Constructed.
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USING PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH CRITICALLY CONSIDER THE VIEWS THAT GENDER ROLES ARE SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED In this essay I will attempt to examine and evaluate the concept of the acquisition of gender and in particular, some of the theories which propose to explain how we as individuals develop a sense of gender identity and the consequences of that development. First of all I feel it is important to distinguish between sex and gender which are often talked about as if they mean the same thing. Sex generally refers to the biological aspects of the individual in particular whether they are with or without a penis, this is called sex difference. Gender, on the other hand, basically refers to the psychological or social aspects of being male or female which we acquire as we grow up. There has been much debate in regards to whether the gender behaviour of a male or...
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