11. Gender Flashcards

Question

Sex

Answer 1

The biological characteristics, including hormones, genes and physiology, that determines whether an individual is understood to be male or female.

Answer 2

The appearance of sex characteristics, including hormones, chromosomes, and sexual organs, in an individual which do not conform to traditional definitions of 'male' or 'female'.

Answer 3

The characteristics, whether biologically or socially influenced, by which people define male and female.

Answer 4

The set of social expectations based on gender stereotypes on how a person should act, think, and feel based on their actual or perceived gender. Gender is a performance, and in a performance actors have roles, and roles are marked by different expectations.

Answer 5

▪ Observable signals (dress, physical space, manners) ▪ Values (why we behave and think the way we do) ▪ Underlying assumptions (what we assume about the world and relationships within it)

Answer 6

Dress: Emphasise and build on biological aspects. Physical space: Mannerisms Man spreading Women socialised to take up as little space as possible. Physically, emotionally not take up space. A lot of pressure on women to appear physically small.

Answer 7

Socialisation of gender roles. Patriarchal Men socialised towards career, women towards family and kids.

Answer 8

This tool is used to explore gender roles and how individuals identify with traditionally masculine, feminine, or neutral traits. Measured on masculine personality traits and femininity personality traits.

Answer 9

Hijra in India - born biologically male but occupy a non-binary role specific to them Two spirit people from Native America Mooches person in Mexican culture. All for biologically males who occupy a different third gender role.

Answer 10

Three genders - male, female, and another male role. Gender roles. Cuckolders divide into two groups: sneakers and satellites. 70% fall under parental - biggest, alphas, women like. Grow bigger but reach sexual maturity later. Males take lots of females. Sneakers and satellites reach sexual maturity much sooner. Smaller in size so difficult to find a mate. Hit and run style - dart in between male and female mating and release sperm. If the parental doesn't kill him after this, he grows to the size of a female and uses a disguise tactic. Drab colours like female, can enter any nests, when mating release sperm again. Cuckolder sperm is more potent. Leach off the protection of the parental fish. Biological and cultural differences.

Answer 11

Genetic thing in bodies, cannot eat certain proteins. Before we knew, they would have more brain damage, their hair would leech all its colour to blonde, eye colour gets lighter until it becomes blue. Completely manageable using a certain diet. Both biology and culture.

Answer 12

Hair colour and eye colour changed socially Hair often changes colour in the sun - social as changed by going to a different environment. Can also dye hair at will. Retinal surgeries to change colours of your pupils. Both biology and culture.

Answer 13

Callous grows on your finger. Genetic predisposition - way you hold the pen Extent to which you write causes it to become bigger. Both biology and culture.

Answer 14

Environmental selection (cultural influences) affects biological development and the species level and the individual level. And the environment provides cues that activate biological adaptations at the proximal level.

Answer 15

Humans developed bigger brains. We have a genetic disposition to grow bigger brains, but only occurred when we gained access to meat regularly.

Answer 16

Epigenetic factors (second-hand exposure to smoke)

Answer 17

The hormones that flow through your body when you see a snake. Not a permanent life change, but little daily ways our biology and culture interact.

Answer 18

Studying first time parents in Denmark found that they set out to be equal, but women were more likely to leave work to pick up the sick kid because her career was seen as less demanding.

Answer 19

A relationship in which the effect of one factor (such as biology) depends on another factor (such as environment).

Answer 20

The power of the situation and the person Social situations do profoundly influence individuals. But individuals also influence social situations. The two interact. The interaction occurs in at least 3 ways: 1. A given social situation often affects different people differently 2. People often choose their situations 3. People often create their situations

11. Gender Flashcards

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