1. Empathising or systemising or neither?
Which is which from examples of play
Sorting out toy cars into size order
Putting teddy bear to bed
Cleaning toy puppy’s teeth
Having imaginary conversations with toys
Organising crayons into colour
Mending engine on toy tractor
Learning to say please to get what you want
Offering everyone in the room chocolate biscuits

2. Watch the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm9xXyw2f7g
How does this support the evolutionary explanation of gender?

3. Empathising systemising theory
Office of National Statistics (2008)
How could this theory explain these stats?

4. Parental investment theory: Draw on whiteboards and fill in based on previous learning. Write down the differences in these between men and women and say how it links to evolutionary approach
Male
Female
Parental care
Mate selection
Sexual jealousy

5. Evaluation
IDA – Determinism You have 5 minutes, in silence, to write down an IDA point on determinism for the evolutionary theory on the sheet. As a group have a look at everyone’s work and use these to write one ‘perfect’ IDA paragraph on the big whiteboards. You have 10 minutes.

6. Evidence Read the evidence for both theories – do not ground yet!
On big whiteboards - ground the evidence you are instructed to focus on.
Swap boards - anything to change/amend or delete
Look at all the evidence and come up with one criticism of the methodology. Think about how this impacts the theory – I will ask you to comment on this afterwards.

7. Potential wider evaluation points:
Do these theories explain cultural differences in child rearing?
What are the negative implications of these theories?
Can they explain individuals who do not behave in stereotypical ways?
Discuss these points in your groups. Be prepared to feedback on these.