Option: gender

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Explain chromosomal, hormonal and brain-based explanations of sex and gender development and evaluate biological evidence for gender behaviour and identity.
Explain social learning theory as an explanation of gender development, including reinforcement, punishment, direct tuition and modelling, and evaluate research support.
Explain Kohlberg’s cognitive developmental theory of gender and evaluate its account of gender constancy and developmental change.

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Explain the influence of culture and media on gender roles, including cross-cultural variation and changes over time, and evaluate evidence about biosocial influences on gender-related behaviour.

Explain the aetiology and psychological explanations of gender dysphoria and evaluate biological and social explanations and associated research evidence.

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