Chapter 11 - Terms & Definitions Flashcards
(22 cards)
state of being male or female
gender
an individual’s perception of themselves as male or female
gender identity
widely shared beliefs about males’ and females’ abilities, personality traits, and social behaviour
gender stereotypes
orientation toward action and accomplishment
instrumentality
orientation toward emotion and relationships
expressiveness
the belief that the male is the norm
androcentrism
combining the statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an estimate of the size and consistency of a variable’s effects
meta-analysis
one’s attitudes, beliefs and feelings about one’s body
body image
minor gender differences are exaggerated by the different social roles that men and women occupy
social role theory
individuals construct their own reality based on societal expectations, conditioning, and self-socialization
social constructionism
right and left halves of the cerebrum, which is the convoluted outer layer of the brain
cerebral hemispheres
band of fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain
corpus callosum
chemical substances released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands
hormones
acquisition of the norms and roles expected of people in a particular society
socialization
cultural expectations about what is appropriate behaviour for each gender
gender roles
cognitive structures that guide the processing of gender-relevant information
gender schemas
person’s identification with the qualities regarded as masculine or feminine
gender-role identity
coexistence of both masculine and feminine personality traits in a single person
androgyny
to be fully human, people need to move beyond gender roles as a way of organising their perceptions of themselves and others
gender-role transcendence perspective
sense of gender identity differs from their biological sex assigned at birth
transgender
discrimination against people on the basis of their gender
sexism
unwelcome conduct on the basis of gender
sexual harassment
