Jennifer knows that she is a girl,and by watching what other girls do in her culture,she is learning how she is expected to behave.Which theory holds that gender-typing is acquired in this way?

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The gender-schema theory holds that individuals learn gender-typing by observing and incorporating information about gender from their cultural environment. This theory describes how individuals learn gender roles and how they become gender-typed through socialization. The other theories (psychoanalytic, biological, and cognitive-developmental) do not focus specifically on the role of cultural influences in gender-typing.

Jennifer Knows That She Is a Girl,and by Watching What