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Gender development – How toddlers or babies identify which gender they belong to, or how they react do people of different genders.

Gender development – How social status and economics pay a role in determining dominance as it relates to gender. Do strong male or female roles change the way in individual sees that gender?

Gender development – How gender characteristics form in an embryo or in a species.

Just some ideas, I don’t know how much research is already out there, but make sure to find some existing research before choosing any idea, you might come across something that really is interesting to you.

http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/Areas/Developmental/GenderDev/index.htm

The topics included are below…

theories of gender development

Theories About the Construction of Gender Identity (brief overview) (from Barbara F. McManus: College of New Rochelle)

Gender, Gender Identity, Sex-Roles, Etc (Definitions) (from About Gender)

Gender Differences (from About Gender)

Social Learning Theory (from About Gender)

GENDER CONSTANCY

Gender Constancy: Defined (at Gale Encyclopedia)

The Electra Complex: AKA Penis Envy (Just 4 Fun)

GENDER STEREOTYPES

Beware of Gender-Stereotypes in the Workplace (by J. Sanders)

Cartoons Still Stereotype Gender-Roles (by C. Bryan: APA News)

Dolls, Truck, and Identity: Helping Educators Help Young Children to See Beyond Gender Stereotypes (by S. Zhumkhawala)

Facts of Life – Gender (Just 4 Fun)

Gender Issues in Children’s Literature (by M. Singh: ERIC Digests: 1998)

Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Archetypes (at The Friesian School)

Researcher Finds Gender-Stereotypes to be Accurate, Part of Nature (at APA Monitor)

ANDROGONY

Androgony: Masculine and Femine (by G. Gershaw, Ph.D.)

Bem’s Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI): Download Program (by R. Medley)

The Measurement of Psychological Androgony (G. Sturt, Ph.D.)

SEXUAL IDENTITY AND ORIENTATION

A Sexual Orientation Worksheet (by B. Roe)

Coping With Doubts About Your Sexual Identity (at Mind Publications)

Riddle Homophobia Scale (by D. Riddle)

Sexual Identity: Some Facts Psychologists Know (at U. of Cincinnati)

Sexual Identity is Far From Fixed in Women Who Aren’t Exclusively Heterosexaul (by B. Murrey: APA Monitor)

Sexual Orientation and Identity (by SIECUS)

Some Possible Reasons for Picking Your Sexual Identity (by J. Moore)

Your Sexual Identity is Revealed by… (Just 4 Fun)

OVERHEADS/IMAGES

3 Theories of Self and Gender Development (Classroom Assistant: Gleitman)

A Comparison of Cognitive Development and Gender-Schema Theories (published by McGraw-Hill)

Bem’s Gender-Role Classification (published by McGraw-Hill)

Identification and Social Learning Views of Gender Development (published by McGraw-Hill)