Nature Nurture Debate
Gender: Nature
Nurture Debate
By Liz Noad, Kate Lightburn, Sammy, Kris
( can you lot add your full names )
Nature
versus nurture is the argument of whether it is the characteristics that are inherited, or those that are learnt through environmental influences, which effect how we develop.
We
are going to look into the different psychological approaches in relation to whether it is nature or nurture that determines gender:
◦ Psychodynamic
◦ Biological
◦ Social Learning
◦ Cognitive
Introduction
Sex and gender are often referred to as one and the same, so it is important to distinguish between certain words and phrases:
◦ Sex: The biological state of a person; whether they are male or female depending on their genetic makeup.
◦ Gender: This is the social interpretation of sex. Is an individuals classification on whether a person is male or female.
◦ Gender Identity/ Role: Through socialisation we learn what is acceptable behaviour from females and males. We learn that each have different expected characteristics.
◦ Gender Constancy: Is the realisation that gender is fixed. This happens at 4 years of age.
Sex and Gender
Freud
backs up both the nature and nurture, with his psychodynamic approach: ◦His idea of the personality being in three parts: the Id, Ego, and Superego.
The Id is what we are said to have acquired naturally in birth. It is the primitive self, who strives to survive.
Psychodynamic Approach
The ego develops a few months in, and continues to be learnt from the outside world, it is when our consciousness comes into play.
A child would learn the difference between male and female.
The superego is the internalisation of moral values. We strive to do the right thing. So a child may have it instilled to act a certain way because that is what is expected, so any other feelings may be pushed into the unconscious.
Psychodynamic Approach
In
Freuds Psychosexual stages, it is the
Phallic stage at age 3 to 6 years old that
children
Nurture Debate
By Liz Noad, Kate Lightburn, Sammy, Kris
( can you lot add your full names )
Nature
versus nurture is the argument of whether it is the characteristics that are inherited, or those that are learnt through environmental influences, which effect how we develop.
We
are going to look into the different psychological approaches in relation to whether it is nature or nurture that determines gender:
◦ Psychodynamic
◦ Biological
◦ Social Learning
◦ Cognitive
Introduction
Sex and gender are often referred to as one and the same, so it is important to distinguish between certain words and phrases:
◦ Sex: The biological state of a person; whether they are male or female depending on their genetic makeup.
◦ Gender: This is the social interpretation of sex. Is an individuals classification on whether a person is male or female.
◦ Gender Identity/ Role: Through socialisation we learn what is acceptable behaviour from females and males. We learn that each have different expected characteristics.
◦ Gender Constancy: Is the realisation that gender is fixed. This happens at 4 years of age.
Sex and Gender
Freud
backs up both the nature and nurture, with his psychodynamic approach: ◦His idea of the personality being in three parts: the Id, Ego, and Superego.
The Id is what we are said to have acquired naturally in birth. It is the primitive self, who strives to survive.
Psychodynamic Approach
The ego develops a few months in, and continues to be learnt from the outside world, it is when our consciousness comes into play.
A child would learn the difference between male and female.
The superego is the internalisation of moral values. We strive to do the right thing. So a child may have it instilled to act a certain way because that is what is expected, so any other feelings may be pushed into the unconscious.
Psychodynamic Approach
In
Freuds Psychosexual stages, it is the
Phallic stage at age 3 to 6 years old that
children