FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Halloween Costume, Gender Role, Cisgender

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Skakoon- Sparling

Document Summary

Sex: biological characteristics of males and females. Gender: social attitudes and behaviours of males and females, fil(cid:373) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: i(cid:374) a(cid:374)d out (cid:862)e(cid:454)plori(cid:374)g (cid:455)ou (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)it(cid:455)(cid:863) Represents one way of understanding sexual and gender identity. Changes biological sex different variations in chromosomes than you realize. Allows for there to be genders other than male and female. Role = behaviour associated with someone who holds a particular status. Gender role = behaviour expected of a female or male in a particular culture. Socialization = process by which people learn the characteristics of their group. Ge(cid:374)der ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) = a perso(cid:374)"s ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al se(cid:374)se of (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:373)ale or fe(cid:373)ale or so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g else. Transsexual/transgender a person with biological sex of one gender who has identity or self- concept of the other gender and may undergo processes to change that sex/gender. Implies that cisgender are the default and that being trans is abnormal.