The theory states that the role of women is to be the primary caregivers in the development of sex differences

Object Relations Theory 

Gender schema theorists explore the cognitive organization of gender, arguing that children learn how their societies/cultures define gender roles and subsequently internalize this information into gender schemas. These theorists thus argue that children's perceptions of gender is an interaction between these schemas and their experiences. Once they have experienced their environment, children incorporate their own beliefs into the gender schema and make assumptions about the typical roles for their own gender.

Gender Schema Theory 

The social role theory suggests that sexual division of work and societal expectations based on gender stereotypes produce gender roles. Gender roles strongly influence behavior when culture and society follow gender stereotypes and form gender expectations based on those stereotypes. 

Social Role Theory 

Evoluntionary theory of gender suggests that gender differences exist as they enable men and women perform particular roles in the past. This means that the role differences in current society are a product of biological evolution than acquired through socialisation.

Evolutionary theory of gender 

•Object relations theory 

•Gender schema theory 

•Evolutionary theory 

•Social role theory 

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The social construction of gender refers to how meanings of gender are created through social interactions and norms. 
- Gender is not innate and is subject to change:
 - Pink used to be a "boy" color and blue was a "girl" color; now pink is considered a "girl" color and blue a "boy" color
 - What is considered gender appropriate is determined collectively
 
Candace West and Don Zimmerman developed this idea that we "do" gender, instead of it being something that we are. They claim this by saying that we "do" gender knowing that we will be judged by others and held accountable for our gender performances. 

The Social Construction of Gender

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2020). Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer International Publishing. 

Gender Roles Reference

Gender Role Theories 

In general, stereotypes are overgeneralized beliefs about particular individuals based on one of many social categories of which they are a member. Thus, gender stereotypes are based on oversimplified assumptions about individuals of a particular gender. *Reference is Gender Roles Reference


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