Gender Trait Chart

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Gender Trait Chart
Complete the chart by listing seven traits you believe are associated with male or female behavior. Examine the differences of these traits
between genders. Identify whether the differences are biological, social, inherent, or learned. Explain why.
Gender Trait
Competitive

Ambition
Emotional

Nurturing

What are the trait differences between genders?

Most men are more likely to be competitive than
women

Another trait that is labeled more under men than

women, since men are given more opportunity than
women they are labeled more ambitious.
Over what have been observed women seem to be
more emotional than men.

Women are more known to have inherent this role.

Women take care of the children by ensuring that the
needs of the family are satisfied. Men, on the other
hand, should provide for the family with minimum
supervision of children.

Are the trait differences biological or social?

Are the traits inherent or learned? Why?
This trait is influenced by biology and
society. The trait is highly influenced of
evolution, survival of the fittest. This is
more likely to fit for a man than women.
Men are more likely to choose a mate
who can provide him with a healthy
child. This trait is socially influenced, by
the aspect of men being more dominant
than other men.
Both genders are ambitious, although this trait is
sociological. The role of women was confined to
domestic role as compared to men. This is a trait
that is learned.
Being emotional is something that can be
adapted and learned. There is no factual basis
that women are highly emotional than men.
However, women can always give emotional aid
compared to men (Eagly, 2009).
Biological, menstrual cycle can trigger more
emotion in women. Although, emotional
responses created social stigma during this
period. This trait is known as social and learned
trait.
The variation of traits in terms of society and
biology can be studied and inherited. On this,
the nurturing train is connected to hormones and
originated in the evolutionary theory. Children do
not have the capacity to be on their own that is
why they need children to supervise them.
However, taking care of children are not just for

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Aggressive

Sense of direction
Submissive

Being aggressive is associated with male character

(Ivy & Backlund, 2008). Men are regarded as
aggressive and dominant while women as passive.

Women are more perceptive on how to get specific

direction, while men have a quality to reach the
direction they wanted to take.
Females are passive and submissive, whereas, men
are active and dominant.

References

women. Men can also be nurturing for children is

not confined to the duties of women.
Androgen is a hormone that triggers aggression.
Sociologically, aggression is more exhibited in
males than exhibited in males than women as
they have more androgen in their bodies.
Women are rarely aggressive. The aggression
can be affected by biology, society, and learning.
This is a biologically inherent. This came from
evolution, as men were made to be a hunter and
gatherer during the ancient times.
Being submissive is influenced by society.
Children are highly adaptable with the changes
that surround them. If female were given the
chance to grow in a society that they will be
given dominant role, and then they cease to be
submissive. They will learn to fight equally as
men; society can influence the submissiveness
of person depending on what that society
requires. This is not an inherent trait.

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Eagly, A. H. (2009). The His and Hers of Prosocial Behavior: An Examination of the
Social Psychology of Gender. American Psychologist, 64(8), 644-658.
Ivy, D. K., & Backlund, P. (2008). GenderSpeak: Personal effectiveness in gender
communications (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson: Allyn & Bacon