Although gender is not inherent in inanimate objects or in behaviors, we treat many objects and behaviors as if they were masculine or feminine. This cognitive organization of the world according to gender is referred to as?

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Fiona Manning

18 May, 03:57

Although gender is not inherent in inanimate objects or in behaviors, we treat many objects and behaviors as if they were masculine or feminine. This cognitive organization of the world according to gender is referred to as?

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Jorge Carr · Answer 1

Gender schema

Explanation:

The cognitive organization of the world accroding to male and female is referred to as gender schema.

More specifically, gender schema is an organized set of gender-related beliefs that dictates how an individual behaves in a society.

The gender schema theory was developed by Sandra Bem in 1981 and it explained that the formation of basic gender identity by children makes them to develop gender schema in relation to how they interact and observe others as well as their environment.