Gender Related Facts Flashcards

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SEX

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biological classification

( Males have XY chromosomes, and females have XX chromosomes. Sex makes us male or female.
Every cell in your body has a sex—making up tissues and organs, like your skin, brain, heart, and stomach. Each cell is either male or female depending on
whether you are a man or a woman.)

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Gender

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refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, expressions, and identities of girls, women, boys, men, and gender diverse people. It influences
how people perceive themselves and each other, and how they act and interact. Gender is usually conceptualized as binary (girl/woman and boy/man), yet
there is considerable diversity in how individuals and groups understand, experience, and express it.

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3
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Women are twice as likely to experience:

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Depression

(/mood changes due to horomones)

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Women are more likely to:

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Admit to negative feelings and seek therapy

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5
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women have a harder time…

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quitting smoking, since they metabolize nicotine faster

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6
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Men are more sensitive to…

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nicotine related effects

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7
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Women are susceptible to…

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non nicotine factors (Sensory and social stimuli)

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