PSYCH-AD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Baby Shower, Pseudohermaphroditism, Sexual Differentiation
6 Nov 2016
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Genetic sex: sex according to your genes. Morphological sex: sex according to external physical features. Gender role/stereotype: a host of behavioral patterns that a culture deems appropriate for each sex. Gender identity: an inner sense of being male or female. Sexual orientation: an inclination toward a sexual partner of same or opposite sex. Gender schemas: cognitive structures that influence how people perceive the behaviors of men and women. Baby shower: asking the sex of the child and already establishing/buying items that are more effeminate or masculine. Gender roles: are apparent in all aspects of social life from birth and are strongly imposed; differ between cultures. Sex differences related to gender roles include aggression (men are more aggressive, possibly related to hormonal differences) and some intellectual abilities. Gender identity: for most people gender identity follows sex, but not for all. Intersexuals: children who are not clearly boy or girl (true hermaphroditism and pseudohermaphroditism)
