chapter 10

ones knowledge of and thoughts about the set of qualities attributed to self

the component of the self concept that involves awareness of the I the self that is seperate from others

the component of the self concept that involves awarness of the self as an object with properties

as hypothesized by erikson the pyschosocial stage in which a teenager must develop a sense of personal identity or else enter adulthood with a sense of confusion about his or her place in the world.

one of four identity statuses proposed by marcia involving the successful resolution of an identity crisis and resulting in a new commiment

involving on going reexamination of identity but no new commitment

involving an ideaological or occupational commitment without a previous reeavaluation

involving neither a current reevaluation of identity nor a firm personal commitment

a global evaluation of ones own worth; an aspect of self concept

the full understanding that gender is constant and permanent unchanged by appearance

the set of behaviors attitudes rights duties and obligations that are seen as appropriate for being male of female in any given situation

behavior that matches a culturally defined sex role

the first stage in the development of gender concept in which a child labels self and others correctly as male or female

the second stage in development of gender concept in which the child understand that gender stays the same throughout life

the final stage in development of gender concept in which the child unserstands that gender does not change though there might be external changes

a theory of the development of gender concept and sex role behavior that proposes that between about 18 months and age 2 or 3 a child creates a fundamental schema by which to categorize people objects activities and quality by gender

one of for sex role types suggested by the work of bem and others a type categorized by high scores on masculinity measures and low scores on femininity measures

one of for sex role types suggested by the work of bem and others a type categorized by high scores on femininity measures and low scores on masculinity measure

one of for sex role types suggested by the work of bem and others a type categorized by high levels of bothe masculine and feminine qualities

one of for sex role types suggested by the work of bem and others a type categorized by low scores on both masculine and feminine qualities