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[quote=ERENCIUS,248262]Al, there is empirical support for the concept that people have expectations about female and male characteristics, and this support has been found primarily in the literature on gender stereotypes (Bem, 1974; Eagly, 1987; Martin, 1990; Ruble, 1987; Spence & Helmreich, 1978). Fagot (1984) found that early childhood teachers used gender role stereotypes to guide their behavior with children, particularly when they did not know a child well, or if the child was pre-verbal.
Honig (1983) suggested that many people have confused the process by which children develop a gender identity with how children accept a gender role. Developing a gender identity is the process by which children come to believe they are either male or female (Lewis, 1987), whereas a gender role is a set of expectations regarding which behaviors are appropriate for persons of one sex. A gender role has many components including activity choices, interests, skills, dress, and sexual partner (Kessler and McKenna, 1978). When a person accepts a gender role they are accepting the proscriptions designated by society for specific behaviors for their gender. Gender roles differ in each culture far more than gender identity.
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