Describe Schemes

question 30

Essay

Describe schemes. What are the processes of accommodation and assimilation? How are they related to schemes?

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Definitions:

Gender Development

The process by which individuals come to understand their own gender identity and the roles, behaviors, and attributes considered appropriate in their society based on gender.

Gender Constancy

The understanding that one's gender remains constant over time and across situations.

Gender Stability

The understanding that one's gender remains the same over time and across different situations.

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.