module 49

Question 1

Sex

Answer 1

the biologically influenced characteristics by which people define male and female

Question 2

Gender

Answer 2

the socially influenced characteristics by which people define boy, girl, man, and woman.

Question 3

Aggression

Answer 3

any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

Question 4

Relational aggression

Answer 4

an act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a person’s relationship or social standing

Question 5

Role

Answer 5

a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.

Question 6

Gender role

Answer 6

a set of expected behaviors, attitudes, and traits for males or for females

Question 7

Social learning theory

Answer 7

the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished

Question 8

Gender typing

Answer 8

the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role

Question 9

Androgyny

Answer 9

displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics

Question 10

Transgender

Answer 10

an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth-designated sex

Question 11

Carol Giligan

Answer 11

her research suggested that the struggle to create a separate gender identity describes Western individualist males more than relationship-oriented females

Question 12

Albert Bandura

Answer 12

his aggressive behavior model from his famous Bobo doll experiment which comes to relate the social learning theory