PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sexual Intercourse, Gender Role, Brad Delson
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Can be the act of having sex (intercourse) or the category we put ourselves in based on our genitalia (i. e. , 23rd chromosome pair) Refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. Refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Social prescriptions for variability within the role of being male or female. The expectations, and societal norms people have for men and women. Your mating preference for someone of the opposite sex or the same sex. Cause men seek out sex more, two men would be most likely to engage in sex. Women tend to end relationships, so two women would increase the separation rates. The ways in which society conveys to the individual its norms and expectations for his or her behavior in accordance with gender. The social construction of gender are a result of three factors.
