CHLH 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Umbrella Term, Safe Sex, Prostate Cancer
3 Oct 2020
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Ch 5 - gender, gender roles & orientation. Sex whether one is biologically, female, or male. Genetic sex chromosomal and hormonal sex characteristics. Gender social and cultural characteristics associated with biological sex. Assigned gender gender given by other, usually at birth. Gender identity a person"s internal sense of being male or female. Gender role attitudes, behaviors, rights, responsibilities associated with each sex. Gestures or personality as perceived by others. Developed through interactions of biological and psycho-social component. Psycho-social assigned gender and gender identity. Gender variants individuals who do not or choose not to conform to societal gender norms gender identity disorder or gender dysphoria. Culture determines the content of gender roles in its own way. Sexism discrimination against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits. May prevent individuals from expressing emotions or seeking certain vocations. Combination of nature and nurture some qualities are biologically based and some are culturally based.
