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Human Development and Growth Ch 6

Taber T. Fellows:
Psychology 1100:
Human Development and Growth
Gender Role Development
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Gender Role Development

Gender Role Quiz: Respondent #1 {yourself}
For each question, check whether the behavior described was more typical of your
Mother or Father as you were growing up.
1. With your family went out, who drove? ? _______ Father _____________:
2. Filled out the income tax forms? ? _______ Father _____________:
3. Who wrote the thank you notes for gifts? ? ______ Mother _________:
4. Who was more likely to ask, Where are my socks? _______ Father _________:
5. When the car needed to be repaired, who took it to the garage? _____Father ________:
6. Get the laundry? ______ Mother ______________:
7. Dusted and vacuumed the house? ______ Mother ___________:
8. When you had a fever? Where find ________ Mother ____________:
9. When she needed fixing, and where to find the pipe wrench? ______ Father_____:
10. Who knew where the summers close packed away? _____Mother___:
11. When you had guest for dinner, who made the drinks? _____Father____:
12. Water the houseplants? ______ Mother______:
13. Who will the long? ________ Mother and father____:
14. When you went on a trip, packed suitcases? _____Mother____:
15. When you went on a trip packed the car? ____Father___:
Gender role development: follow-up questions:
Now compare how you pull answered the above questions.
1. In what age group are you and the other respondent? Im the younger at 46
years old my respondent is the older at 55 years old
2. Is there evidence of gender stereotype behaviors in the answers? Yes...
Were the questions # 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, and 15 checked as more typical of fathers? Yes...
Were the questions # 3, 6,7,8,10,12, and 14 checked as more typical of mothers? Yes...
For each respondent, indicate the total number of respondents that are in agreement with the
above key which shows traditional gender role actions.

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Young er Respondent: Older respondent:
=15 =15+1(16)



Number of items in arrangement with traditional gender roles, (Maximum = 15)
3) If there is a difference between your responses and those of your younger or older respondent,
please explain the difference. If there is no difference, please explain this outcome. The
difference between the older respondent and the younger respondent is because older
respondent quote father unquote was not around as often as younger respondents
father was
4) To what extent do you believe your own gender identity and gender role development were
influenced by the behaviors modeled by your parents? In what ways is your own behavior
modeled after that of your same sex parent? In what ways is it different? I find myself or I see
my father in me, and my thoughts, my actions, in most everything I do. The difference
between me and my father is I hold a lot of my mothers personality and attitude
instead of his was
5) To what extent is your concept of the ideal person of the opposite sex a reflection of the
behaviors modeled by your appropriate sex partner? In what ways is it different? I see that
my wife is a lot like my mother was she is smart she is pretty shes an easy going type
of person with a caring heart, and very trustworthy. The difference between my wife
and my mother isnt much except my wife has better health so far...
6) In your estimation, should parents encourage or discourage traditional gender role development
in the children? Please explain your reasoning. Yes :-) I believe it helps children learn the
difference between male and female roles within Adm. intentions to strengthen their
personality and allow them to see themselves as they are gay by straight whatever as
long as theyre happy and healthy mentally and physically stable all the way around.















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Gender Role Quiz:
respondent #2
who was used for this part?
My Wife Her age? 55
For each question, check whether the behavior described was more typical of your mother or
your father as you were growing.
Mother. Father.
1) When your family went out, who drove? Father
2) Who filled out the income tax form? Mother
3) Roads the thank youNotes for Gifts? Mother
4) who was most likely to ask, where are my socks Father
5) when the car needed to be repaired, who took it to the garage? Father
6) who did the laundry? Mother
7) dusted and vacuumed the house? Mother
8) when you had a fever, who knew where to find the thermometer? Mother
9) when the sink needed fixing, who knew where to find the pipe wrench? Father
10) who knew where the summer) packed away? Mother
11) when you had guests for dinner, who made the drinks? Mother
12) who watered the houseplants? Mother
13) who mowed the lawn? Mother Father
14) when you went on a trip, who packed the suitcases? Mother
15) when you went on the trip, who packed the car? Father
= Mother = 10 Father = 6 Total 16
A Personal Response from Respondent: # 2
My Father left us when me and my 3 siblings
Were still very young so I truly had to cheat,
And asked my mom

Taber T. Fellows
Psychology 1100:
Human Development and Growth
Gender role quiz:
Sunday, June 8, 2014