gender Flashcards

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difference between sex and gender?

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sex: biological, male or female (or intersex), physical genetic difference in relation to reproductive anatomy
gender: cultural, social, physiological associated with masculinity and femininity

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define gender roles

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  • behaviours, attitudes and personality traits that are categorized as masculine or feminine by culture
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gender identity vs sexual orientation

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gender identity: psychological sense of being male, female, neither, between, or all
sexual orientation: emotional and/or erotic attraction towards members of the opposite, same, or any gender/sex

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what percent of the population does NOT identify with the sex assigned at birth?

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0.6%

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common labels under the genderqueer or non binary umbrella

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  • genderfluid (identifying as male, female, both or neither in different circumstances)
  • agender (no gender to describe themselves, neutral)
  • bigender (those who identify as two genders)
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When do children distinguish gender?

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first birthday: gender by faces
second birthday: can label gender and sort objects into gender related categories
third: can identify their own gender

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define gender constancy

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  • developed between 4-6 y/o
  • awareness that gender is constant and doesn’t change by changing external attributes
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when do gender stereotypes lose a hold on children?

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between the ages 8-9, they become more flexible

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what is the developmental intergroup theory?

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  • adults heavy focus on gender leads to children paying attention to gender as key source of info about themselves and others
  • actively seek out differences and form stereotypes that are hard to change
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define gender schema theory

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argues that children are active learners who socialize themselves
- when people form the schemas, they make assumptions based on those beliefs

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define schema

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mental representation or set of beliefs abt smth

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define the social learning theory/ how does it relate to gender roles?

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people can learn new responses and behaviours by observing the behaviour of others
- when gender roles are forced, and punished when not followed, they strengthen

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