AQA Revision Notes - Gender

A comprehensive set of revision notes covering the topic of Gender for AQA Psychology. Includes AO1 (knowledge) and AO3 (evaluation) content.

• Sex and gender. Sex-role stereotypes. Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
• The role of chromosomes and hormones (testosterone, oestrogen and oxytocin) in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome.
• Cognitive explanations of gender development, Kohlberg’s theory, gender identity, gender stability and gender constancy; gender schema theory.
• Psychodynamic explanation of gender development, Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, Oedipus complex; Electra complex; identification and internalisation.
• Social learning theory as applied to gender development. The influence of culture and media on gender roles.
• Atypical gender development: gender identity disorder; biological and social explanations for gender identity disorder.

Total of 32 pages.
Useful for teachers and students as part of AQA A Level Psychology. Can be used as part of a revision lesson, exam question planning or flashcard design.