Chapter 2-Gender Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Sex

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biological distinction between being female and being male

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intersexed individuals

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people with mixed or ambiguous gentials

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intersex development

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refers to congential variations in the reproductive system, sometimes resulting in ambiguous genitals

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gender

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social and psychological behaviour associated with being female or male

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socialization

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process through which we learn attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors appropriate to the social positions we occupy

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Gender Identity

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psychological state of viewing oneself as a girl or boy, and later, as a woman or man

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gender dysphoria

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condition in which one’s gender identity does not match one’s biological sex

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transgender

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generic term for a person of one biological sex who displays characteristics of the opposite sex

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cross dresser

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generic term for individuals who may dress or present themselves in the gender of the opposite sex

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transsexual

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individual who has anatomical and genetic characteristics of one sex but the self concept of the other

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Gender roles

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behaviors assigned to women and men in a society

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Sex Roles

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behaviors defined by biological constraints

-wet nurse, sperm donor, chilbearer

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Gender role ideology

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proper role relationships between women and men in a society

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Biosocial Theory

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emphasizes the interaction of one’s biological or genetic inheritance with one’s social environment to explain and predict human behavior

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parental investment

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any investment by a parent that increases the chance that the offspring will survive and thrive

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Social learning theory

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emphasizes the roles of reward and punishment in explaining how a child learns gender role behavior

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Cognitive Development Theory

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biological readiness of the child, in terms of cognitive development, influences how the child responds to gender cues in the environment

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Agents of gender Socialization

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Family

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parents, siblings affect gender changes and roles. parents can be strict and force certain roles, siblings can reinforce this

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Race/ethnicity

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different races have different views on gender roles and enforcement of these roles

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Peers

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e.g. drinking, sports

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Religion

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traditional framing of gender roles

  • male dominance
  • traditional marriage roles
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Education

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influences and enforces gender roles through classroom activity and books

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Economy

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men dominate certain roles in jobs with higher education requirements as opposed to femals

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occupational sex segregation
concentration of women in certain occupations and men in other occupations
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Mass Media
media images, television, etc. conform to traditional roles, reinforce these.
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Negative consequences of traditional female role socialization
1. Less income 2. feminization of poverty-idea that women disproportionately experience poverty living alone 3. Higher risk for sexually transmitted infections 4. Negative body image 5. Less marital satisfaction
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sexism
an attitude, action, or institutional structure that subordinates or discriminates against an individual or group because of their sex
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Positive consequences of traditional female role socialization
1. longer life expectancy 2. Stronger relationship focus 3. keeping relationships on track 4. bonding with children
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Negative consequences of traditional male role socialization
1. Identity tied to work 2. limited emotionality 3. fear of intimacy, more lonely 4. disadvantaged in getting custody 5. shorter life
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Positive consequences of traditional male role socialization
1. Higher income and occupational status 2. More positive self-concept 3. less job discrimination 4. freedom of movement; more partners to select from; more normative to initiate relationships 5. happier marriage
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androgyny
being neither male nor female but a blend of both traits
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physiological androgyny
intersexed individuals-genitals neither male nor female
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behavioral androgyny
blending or reversal of traditional male and female behavior, so that a biological male may be very passive, gentle, and a biological female may be assertive, rough, selfish.
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Positive Androgyny
view of androgyny that is devoid of the negative traits associated with masculinity and femininity.
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gender role transcendence
abandoning gender frameworks and looking at phenomena independent of traditional gender categories