PY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Gender Identity, Observational Learning, Tomboy
2 Apr 2018
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Gender development: sex biological xy or xx, (male/female = sex-based terms, gender socially constructed roles, (masculine/feminine = gender based terms) What is female : how do we define male or female, identity feeling male or female, biological organs, hormone levels testosterone, estrogen, chromosomes (female xx, male - xy) Hormones: progesterone, estrogen and androgen, all 3 are present in both males and females, males tend to produce more androgens, females tend to produce more estrogens, progesterone is produced in similar amounts in men and women. What is female: there are many things that go into what we think of as our gender identity, biology, feeling. Gender identity: person"s perception of self as relatively masculine or feminine in characteristic, masculine, feminine, androgyny, predictor of psychological adjustment. Gender intensification in adolescence: increased gender stereotyping of attitudes and behavior, pubertal change, dating, concern with peer"s opinions, more in early adolescence, declines mid- to late adolescence.
