FSHD 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: British Empire Medal, Observational Learning, Parental Investment
18 May 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Sex: biological construct that refers to one"s sexual anatomy and sexual behavior. Gender: psychological construct that refers to one"s sense of being male or female (masculine or feminine) Gender roles are sets of culturally speci c behaviors that are accepted as being typical for males and females. Gender stereotypes: generalized perceptions about the attributes of males and females. Sex typing: the process of putting people into categories according to their behavior/ appearance. Gender differences start at infancy and continue throughout one"s life. Children label themselves by 18-30 months based on physical characteristics. Biological and evolutionary perspectives focus on characteristics associated with sex that leas to gender differences. Biological perspectives: focus on characteristics associated with ones sex contributes to gender differences. Girls exposed to male hormones were more likely to display more masculine behaviors. Boys exposed to female hormones were likely to display more feminine behaviors.
