Unit 1: Sex and Gender Flashcards
often referred to as the act of reproduction (scientifically, copulation), it is nonetheless, an important notion of how pop culture.
sex
determine one’s sex.
Chromosomes
the organs used for reproduction, and secondary sex characteristics are largely
influenced ny one’s X and Y chromosomes.
Genitalia
also plays large part in the definition of one’s sex.
Hormones
socially learned behavior usually associated with one’s sex.
Gender
is not tied to one’s gonads.
Masculinity
defined as the process of learning and internalizing culturally
approved ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Gender Role socialization
develop when different institution reinforced a biased perception of gender’s role.
Gender stereotypes
are general view of traits that should be possessed by men and women,
specifically physical and emotional roles.
Sex stereotypes
involve assumptions regarding a person’s sexuality that reinforce dominant views.
Sexual stereotypes
encompass the roles that men and women are assigned to base
on their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfil these roles.
Sex-role stereotypes
are assumptions about a specific group to a gender.
Compound stereotypes
different from sex, as the former is the expression of a person’s thoughts, feelings, sexual orientation and relationships, as well as the biology of the sexual response system of that person.
Sexuality
involves the person to whom one is attracted and how one identifies himself or herself in relation to this attraction which includes both romantic and sexual feelings.
Sexual orientation
refers to one’s personal experience of gender or social relations.
Gender Identity
