1. Social Learning Theory

2. KEY CONCEPTS Reinforcement (Society as Actor) A behavior consistently followed by a reward will likely occur again, whereas a behavior followed by a punishment will rarely reoccur We get our gender identities by being rewarded for gender- appropriate behaviors and punished for gender-inappropriate ones Reinforcement has an “indirect” component

3. KEY CONCEPTS Reinforcement (Society as Actor) A behavior consistently followed by a reward will likely occur again, whereas a behavior followed by a punishment will rarely reoccur We get our gender identities by being rewarded for gender-appropriate behaviors and punished for gender-inappropriate ones Reinforcement has an “indirect” component Modeling (Child As Actor) We model ourselves after those who positively reinforce our behavior. We model ourselves after readily available models. We model ourselves after warm, friendly, powerful, and similar models. David Lynn’s Version Of Social Learning Theory A Bridge Between Identification & Social Learning Theory Father’s Absence Problematic Learning Masculinity From Stereotypes Boys’ Gender Anxiety

4. KEY CONCEPTS Reinforcement (Society as Actor) A behavior consistently followed by a reward will likely occur again, whereas a behavior followed by a punishment will rarely reoccur We get our gender identities by being rewarded for gender- appropriate behaviors and punished for gender-inappropriate ones Reinforcement has an “indirect” component Modeling (Child As Actor) We model ourselves after those who positively reinforce our behavior. We model ourselves after readily available models. We model ourselves after friendly, powerful, and similar models. Criticisms Of The Theory The weakest criticism: the “passive” role for the children Direct reinforcement doesn’t work so well Kids don’t model/imitate behavior in the theory’s clear-cut ways