gender schema

collocation in English

meaningsofgenderandschema

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gender
noun
uk
/ˈdʒen.dər/us
/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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schema
noun[C]
uk
/ˈskiː.mə/us
/ˈskiː.mə/
a drawing that represents an idea or theory and makes it easier ...
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(Definition ofgenderandschemafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She stressed that the omnirelevance of gender has a negative impact on society, and that thegenderschemashould be more limited in scope.
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Now she prefers to work withgenderschematheory.
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Genderschemaacts as a guide or standard for consistent behavior in a given scenario.
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Genderschematheory is a hybrid model that combines social learning and cognitive development theories.
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Bem also developed thegenderschematheory.
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Therefore, the theory proposes the idea that once the child has developed basic knowledge on gender behaviors they will begin to construct gender schemas.
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It has been found that preschoolers are aware of gender schemata and are capable of pointing out behaviours which are inconsistent with them.
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Specifically, having strong gender schemata provides a filter through which we process incoming stimuli in the environment.
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Bem argues that there are individual differences in the degree to which people hold these gender schemata.
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Gender schemas, or gendered cultural ideals which determine a persons preferences, are also installed into our behaviors beginning at infancy.
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