1. Learning Goals
Chpt 12
1. Explain biological, social, and cognitive influences on gender.
 What is gender?
 How does biology influence gender?
 What are three social theories of gender?
 How do cognitive factors influence gender development?
2. Discuss gender stereotypes, similarities, and differences.
 What is gender stereotyping, and how extensive is it?
 What are some physical, cognitive, and socioemotional differences between men and women?
3. Describe the development of gender through the human life span.
 What are some developmental changes in gender in childhood?
 How does gender development change during adolescence?
 How does gender development change during adulthood?
4. Characterize influences on sexuality, the nature of sexual orientation, and some sexual problems.
 How do biology and culture influence sexuality?
 What is the nature of heterosexual and homosexual attitudes and behavior?
 What are some common sexually transmitted infections?
 What are some good strategies for protecting against STIs?
 What is the nature of forcible sexual behavior and sexual harassment?
5. Summarize how sexuality develops through the life span.
 What is the nature of child sexuality?
 How do adolescents develop a sexual identity?
 How does sexual behavior develop?
 What are some risk factors for sexual problems during adolescence?
 What are some patterns of behavior for emerging adults?
 How does sexuality change in middle adulthood?
 How does sexuality change in late adulthood?
Key Terms
AIDS Menopause
Androgens Perimenopause
Bisexual Psychoanalytic theory of gender
Climacteric Rape
Date or acquaintance rape Rapport talk
Estrogens Report talk
Gender Romantic script
Gender-intensification hypothesis Sexual harassment
Gender role Sexual scripts
Gender schema theory Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Gender stereotypes Social cognitive theory of gender
Gender typing Social role theory

2. Traditional religious script
Key People
Phyllis Bronstein Carol Jacklin Eleanor Maccoby
Laura Brown Alfred Kinsey Robert Michael
Alice Eagly Harriet Lerner Jean Baker Miller
Sigmund Freud Ron Levant Letitia Peplau
Janet Sibley Hyde Simon LeVay Joseph Pleck
Deborah Tannen