Gender schema indicates that we are influenced by society's ideas about what it means to be a male or female in the culture(s) in which we are a part of. Thus, it can be thought of as an organized set of gender-related beliefs that influence behavior. Gender schemas help determinefrom childhood into adulthood--- what activities were a part of, how we interpret the world, and what we remember these experiences over time.

Provide insight into how you developed gender schemas from childhood, into adolescence, and then into adulthood.

• Discuss how the definition and tenets of gender schema have evolved throughout time in your life relative to your gender-specific views and with the generalized concept of sexuality.

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