Discussion:
Gender Schemas
First
Describe 1) Gender- schema and Social Cognitive Theory. Please Include a Minimum of Two Academic Reference
The describution from my textbook of Gender- schema Theory: Theory proposed by Bern, that children socialize themselves in their gender roles by developing a mentally organized network of information about what it means to be male or female in a particular culture. ( I am sure there maybe other gender-schema's approaches, I am just supplying some understanding of gender-schema from my textbook)
The describution from my textbook of social cognitve theory: Albert Bandura's expansion of social learning theory; holds that children learn gender roles through socialization. ( I am sure there maybe other social cognitive theory approaches, I am just supplying some understanding of social cognitive theory from my textbook) Next
2) Discuss how these theories affect a childâ??s development. Please Include a Minimum of Two Academic References