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JMatthes · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Gender-role development is defined as the process whereby children come to acquire the behaviors, attitudes, interests, emotional reactions, and motives that are culturally defined as appropriate for members of their sex (Perry & Bussey, 1984, p. 26

What is the main implication of this definition with regards to gender?
What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Michael Johnson argues that there are two distinct forms of violence against women: common couple violence and

A) patriarchal terrorism.
B) retaliatory sexism.
C) masculine supremacy.
D) male brutality.

aburgess · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Implicit to this definition is the notion that we are not born with gendered-behaviors, attitudes, interests, etc.; rather, we take them on through the daily stream of incoming information from our environment. Such is the nature of learning theory-traits and behaviors are not inborn, we learn them.

Answer to Question 2

a