ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENT 3 – GENDER

THE BIOSOCIAL APPROACH TO GENDER DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING GENDER DYSPHORIA

Assignment three Due

Task / Tick / Self-assessment
1 = couldn’t be better
2 = good enough
3 = could have been better
4 = poor or nothing (Red slip required?)
Read Unit one in the Topic booklet / Focus in class for this unit
Read supporting material in Topic booklet (If aiming for a B grade). / Participation in discussion on this unit
Read extension materialText books, library, internet (If aiming for A/A*). / Independent reading
Make notes/mindmaps etc. / Extended reading
Select the material you would use to answer: Outline and evaluate the biosocial theory of gender development. 24 marks
These are covered in the activities provided in this booklet. / Activities in this booklet
Practise the test questions this booklet. / Preparation for test questions
Make a note of questions arising from your work in the space below. / Understanding
Complete the self- assessment column opposite. / Interest
Questions addressed

Questions arising

Teacher evaluation of evidence of effort and

approach to learning in this pack

1.  Couldn’t be better

2. Good

3. Needs to improve

4. Inadequate and a cause for concern

Mark scheme Jun 2010 – Description of the biosocial approach

The biosocial approach to gender development emphasises the interaction of biological and

social/cultural factors in the development of gender. Relevant factors include labelling of a

child’s sex and its effects on the treatment of children, and the influence of time and culture on the ‘construction’ of gender. Answers that emphasise the principles of the biosocial approach and those that describe relevant examples are equally credit worthy.

ACTIVITY 1

Explain why Eagly and Wood have a problem with the evolutionary explanation of the difference in gender roles.

What kind of approach do Eagly and Wood prefer to take when explaining gender roles?

Explain why the biosocial theory is the best one when explaining the differences in gender behaviour within cultures and over time.

ACTIVITY 2

Outline two different explanations for Gender Identity Disorder.

1 A biological explanation

2 A psychological explanation

What evidence is there to suggest that parents of children with Gender Identity Disorder would be well advised to wait before going ahead with a sex change for their children?

Explain why prospective studies are more reliable than retrospective studies.

Explain why prospective studies are more difficult to carry out than retrospective studies.

TEST QUESTIONS GENDER - Week 3

Biosocial explanations of gender development and gender dysphoria

1. Define the following terms: 1 + 1 marks

Universal

Construction

2. Outline the role biosocial theory of gender development. 8 marks

2. Give two explanations for gender dysphoria. 6 marks

3. Discuss the biosocial approach to gender development. 10 marks

4. Outline the evolutionary theory of gender development. 8 marks

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Self-assessment Peer-assessment Teacher

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