HDFS202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anarchism And Issues Related To Love And Sex, Human Sexual Activity, Sigmund Freud

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HDFS202
• Professor: Sherif- Trask Bahira

Document Summary

Biological & physical attributes which we are born with. Heart attack is more fatal & cause more mortalities: no concrete symptoms; more medications have been tested on men only. Learned roles, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize people of each sex. Born either male or female but learn to associate & identify with one of the other or neither. Instrumental character traits: more group-centered, task-oriented, active, aggressive. Expressive character traits: warmth; sensitivity; concern about others" needs; ability to expresses tenderness: suffer from more depression: hormone cycle; more likely to admit that they"re depressed, more acceptable to be in touch with emotions. Feel that men should take care of their finances. Don"t care whether a baby is a boy or a girl: just care if he/she is healthy. Meeting people instinct to place them into male vs. female categories. Uncomfortable if unable to place them into either of these categories.