PSY354H5 Chapter 7: Gender

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Gender: the collection of psychological traits that differ between males and females. Gender identity: a person"s subjective sense of being male or female. Sexual orientation: the direction of a person"s sexual feelings toward persons of the same sex, the other sex, or both sex. Gender research has emerged from a history of sexism. In 1792, it was almost universally accepted that only men had the intellect, personality, and moral qualities requires for public life. Women"s qualities were suited only to nurturing and sustaining roles within the family. Stereotypes still influence views of gender, even within the academic community. Margaret mead wrote an influential book entitled sex and temperament in three primitive. Gender identity may be discordant with anatomical sex. Transgender: having a gender identity that is discordant with one"s anatomical sex. Gender role: the expression of gender identity in social behaviour.

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