Social role vs. evolutionary theory
Social role vs. evolutionary theory
Social role vs. evolutionary theory
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<strong>Social</strong> Role Theory<br />
• Sex differences caused by<br />
– Each sex’s physical attributes and related<br />
behaviors—especially women’s childbearing and<br />
nursing of infants and men’s greater size, speed, and<br />
upper body strength and<br />
– Contextual factors represented by the social,<br />
economic, technological and ecological forces<br />
present in society (e.g., division of labor)<br />
• Also shaped by the formation of gender <strong>role</strong>s,<br />
expectancy confirmation, and self regulation<br />
(e.g., learning)
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