TY - JOUR
T1 - On broadening the cognitive, motivational, and sociostructural scope of theorizing about gender development and functioning
T2 - Comment on Martin, Ruble, and Szkrybalo (2002)
AU - Bandura, Albert
AU - Bussey, Kay
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - In their article on gender development, C. L. Martin, D. N. Ruble, and J. Szkrybalo (2002) contrasted their conception of gender development with that of social cognitive theory. The authors of this commentary correct misrepresentations of social cognitive theory and analyze the conceptual and empirical status of Martin et al.'s (2002) theory that gender stereotype matching is the main motivating force of gender development. Martin et al. (2002) based their claim for the causal primacy of gender self-categorization on construal of gender discrimination as rudimentary self-identity, equivocal empirical evidence, and dismissal of discordant evidence because of methodological deficiencies. The repeated finding that gendered preferences and behavior precede emergence of a sense of self is discordant with their theory. Different lines of evidence confirm that gender development and functioning are socially situated, richly contextualized, and conditionally manifested rather than governed mainly by an intrinsic drive to match Stereotypic gender self-conception.
AB - In their article on gender development, C. L. Martin, D. N. Ruble, and J. Szkrybalo (2002) contrasted their conception of gender development with that of social cognitive theory. The authors of this commentary correct misrepresentations of social cognitive theory and analyze the conceptual and empirical status of Martin et al.'s (2002) theory that gender stereotype matching is the main motivating force of gender development. Martin et al. (2002) based their claim for the causal primacy of gender self-categorization on construal of gender discrimination as rudimentary self-identity, equivocal empirical evidence, and dismissal of discordant evidence because of methodological deficiencies. The repeated finding that gendered preferences and behavior precede emergence of a sense of self is discordant with their theory. Different lines of evidence confirm that gender development and functioning are socially situated, richly contextualized, and conditionally manifested rather than governed mainly by an intrinsic drive to match Stereotypic gender self-conception.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4544283156&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/0033-2909.130.5.691
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.130.5.691
M3 - Article
C2 - 15367076
AN - SCOPUS:4544283156
SN - 0033-2909
VL - 130
SP - 691
EP - 701
JO - Psychological Bulletin
JF - Psychological Bulletin
IS - 5
ER -