Concepts and Patterns of Gender Development

Document Type:Creative Writing

Subject Area:Psychology

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Cognitive and social theory tries to explain about the gender development in a child. According to social theory, it argues that social interactions plays a crucial role in the development of the cognition aspect in a child, enhancing learning and also help in creating self- consciousness in a child. On the other hand, cognitive theory focuses on the learner’s capabilities to learn and understand different information (Golombok& Fivush, 1994). They are various stages of gender development as explained in the cognitive and social theories as discussed in this paper. Discussions From the cognitive theory of development, gender identity and sexuality is the first stage of child development. According to the cognitive development theory, between the age of six and seven, the children have reached the school going age.

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By this time, they can understand the gender identity fully and the roles associated with them. They start now recognizing that no situation or act can change their gender type. During this age, the child tends to like playing with different animals kept at home as pets. It is at this age that children start operating according to their gender; boys play with their fellow boys, and girls follow the same trend. The next stage is from eleven years and above where the children can define the different solution logically. The learner can utilize their thought in creating things that are not in existence through innovation. This is the highest stage in which the thinking capability of children is evolved. This stage occurs during adolescent where children start developing adult cognitive structures.

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