You are being asked to create some fun, visually-appealing materials that can be posted in paper form to help promote healthy gender-based relationships and schemas. There are a range of topics. Whatever topics you choose, remember to present it in a developmentally-appropriate way. The topics are pretty diverse, but your ultimate goal is to raise awareness about information that you believe people should have. Who knows? Maybe you will actually share your creation in some meaningful way!

Remember, don’t assume your audience possesses the same lexicon you have related to gender-based topics. When in doubt, define!

You can have fun, but the information you share must be scientifically accurate. I suggest reading each section of your textbook carefully so you understand the issues. You can also draw on other materials we have used throughout the semester. If you find new scientific information (e.g., a peer-reviewed article I didn’t assign), you must create a References page in APA format and submit it along with your “paper.”

Your posters should have in-text citations in APA format, but you can minimize the font size of the citations so it doesn’t affect the overall visual effects of your materials (Flynn, 2022).

Possible topics (these topics are not numbered in terms of importance):

1. Gender identity development in young children (ages 0-5)
2. Gender identity development in school-aged children (ages 5-12)
3. Gender identity development in adolescents (ages 13-20)
4. Gender nonconformity in college students
5. Gender nonconformity in a general community population (all ages, posted in a public space like a bus or grocery store)
6. Emotional expression of children (targeted population: parents of youth; poster to be posted in a pediatrician’s office)
7. Black women and anger (see p. 161 of your textbook) in a general community population (all ages, posted in a public space like a bus or grocery store)
8. Physical aggression in young children (ages 0-5)
9. Relational aggression in young children (ages 0-5)
10. Proactive v. reactive aggression in school-aged children (ages 5-12)
11. Bullying in adolescents (ages 13-20)
12. Cyberbullying in middle to high school students (ages 11-20)
13. Sexual harassment in college
14. Intimate partner violence in a community population (all ages, posted in a public space like a bus or grocery store)
15. Intimate partner violence in same sex relationships (general community population, all ages, posted in a public space like a bus or grocery store, can be neighborhood-specific)
16. Rape in high school students (ages 13-20)
17. Male rape in a general community population (all ages, posted in a public space like a bus or grocery store)