Objective:
To examine the theories of gender, including biological, psychodynamic, social learning, cognitive, social role, and feminist theories.
Source:
Rider, E.A. (2005). Our Voices: Psychology of Women (2nd ed.), Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley & Sons.
IBSN: 978-0471478799.
You may also use other sources in addition to your textbook, but must cite them properly using American Psychological Association style. You must provide APA-style in-text citations and a references section also in APA style in order to receive credit for your assignment.
Read the assigned source and answer the questions below.
- Type your answers
- The assignment should not exceed the equivalent of 1.5 pages (References page does not count towards 1.5 page maximum). Three points are for correct in-text citations and references page (Rider, 2005).
Assignment:
Historically and still today, communal traits have been associated primarily with women. Pick THREE of the six theories listed below and explain from each theoretical point of view, how/why women would be communal.
- Biological
- Cognitive
- Feminist
- Psychodynamic
- Social Learning
- Social Role