STANDARDS: IIIA-3.2 RECOGNIZE HOW BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL NOTIONS OF GENDER SHAPE THE EXPERIENCES OF MEN AND WOMEN. IIIA-4.1 DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF CRITICAL PERIODS IN DEVELOPMENT. IIIA-4.2 EXPLAIN THE ISSUES OF CONTINUITY/DISCONTINUITY AND STABILITY/INSTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT.

Objective: Students will be able to relate information cultural influences and gender through as discussion and catalog the physical, social, and cognitive development from infancy through adulthood in a poster.

Warm Up: What are some stages of Erikson's development (Name 4)? Name the psychosocial conflict in each stage and explain each stage by using examples from your personal life.

CULTURAL INFLUENCE AND GENDER DIFFERENCESStandards:

IIIA-3.2 Recognize how biological and cultural notions of gender shape the experiences of men and women.

IIIA-4.1 Describe the role of critical periods in development. IIIA-4.2 Explain the issues of continuity/discontinuity and stability/instability in development.

CULTURAL INFLUENCE

What is culture? The behaviors, ides, attitudes, values and traditions shared by a

group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.

Preservation of innovation Division of labor Provides us with the shared and transmitted customs and

beliefs that enable us to communicate, exchange money for things, and do many daily occurrences we take for granted

VARIATIONS OF CULTURE

Each group has its own set of norms An understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. Prescribe proper behavior.

Examples? South Asians eat with only their right hands British wait orderly in line

Cultures do collide and some cultures do not understand the idea of personal space The buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies

Cultures can view others as rude because they do not fully understand each others customs

CULTURE AND YOU!

Individualism Giving priority to one’s own goal over group goals and defining one’s

identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.

American culture emphasizes the “I” rather than the “we” More western culture

Collectivists Giving priority to group goals (often those of the extended family or

work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly. Experience a greater loss in identity

Explain why!

More eastern culture

QUICKWRITE!

Name some cultural norms which are present in your life. Have you ever encountered another culture which was the opposite of what you were taught? What happened?

Do you believe your culture is more individualistic or collectivistic? Defend your position.

GENDER DEVELOPMENT

Similarities 45 of the 46 chromosomes are unisex.

Differences Women begin puberty 2 years earlier than men Women have a higher life expectancy by 5 years Women have 70% more fat, 40% less muscle, and are 5 inches

shorter Men are more likely to commit suicide or suffer from alcohol

dependence

NATURE OF GENDER

From your mother you receive the x chromosome the sex chromosome found in both men and women.

From your father you receive the only chromosome which is not unisex, the y chromosome if you are male and another x chromosome if you are female.

The Y chromosome sends a message to the testes to begin the production of testosterone

Found in both genders, but mostly found in males which stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and during puberty

First changes happen around the 7 weeks when genes are activated to determine gender

Physical changes happen in the 4th and 5th months of prenatal development when hormones are released to influence the sex of the baby

NURTURE OF GENDER

Gender Roles A set of expected behaviors for males and females

30 years ago, men initiate the date, drive the car, pay the bill vs. women who decorate the house, buy goods and care for the children

Exist in society Which sex devotes more time to taking time off to care for children?

Are gender roles created by society? Nomadic societies raise their children the same and same

expectations Industrial counties have a wide spectrum from very equitable to not

at all Can vary over time

QUICKWRITE!

Are gender roles biological or created by culture?

GENDER AND CHILD REARING

Gender identity The sense of being male or female

Gender Typed The acquisition of traditional masculine or feminine role Name some examples for being gender typed.

Social Learning theory We learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being

rewarded or punished

Gender schemas Concepts which are formed through the lens of being male or female

POSTER ACTIVITY

On your poster, divide it into three categories Physical Social Cognitive

Trace the development of a human from infancy to adulthood to death and dying by discussing each of the categories.

Draw a illustration of each category at each stage.

EXIT TICKET

How is gender formed? Explain the biological aspect vs. the social aspect. How does culture play a role in gender roles?