FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gender Neutrality, Chromosome Abnormality, Gender Role
8 Nov 2016
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Sex: biological characteristics of males and females. Gender: social attitudes and behaviours of males and females. Role: behaviour associated with someone who holds a particular status. Gender role: behaviour expected of a female or male in particular culture. Sex role: behaviour defined by biological restraints. Cross dresser and transvestites: a member of one gender dresses up in clothes and other gender specific attire to appear to be a member of the other gender. Transsexuals and transgender persons: a person with the biological sex of one gender who has the identity of self-concept of the other gender and may undergo processes and/or procedures that change the sex or gender. Intersexed (hermaphrodite is not an okay word: a person who has intersexed sexual organs, rare between 1/700 and 1/5000 live births, causes. Exposure to exogenous steroids during fetal development. Socialization: process by which people learn the characteristics of their group.
