PSY 3105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gateway Drug Theory, Moral Relativism, Weight Loss
28 Dec 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Gender: refers to the social categories of male and female, resulting from socialization as a male or female (whats in your head). Sex: refers to the biological status of being male or female (whats in-between your legs). Gender roles: set of shared cultural expectations about gender. Gender typing: how children come to take on speci c gender roles could be a combination of biological factors, socialization, or cognition. i. Biological factors: high level of testosterone (t) around 8th week of gestation lead to male genitalia. There is a similar effect also seen for both sexes: congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah): a genetic condition that causes adrenal glands to overproduce androgens (male sex hormones) parentally causing individuals. Prenatal hormones may affect development of brain structures (particularly the amygdala and prefrontal cortex). genitalia to develop in a masculine direction. Cah boys are not effected much, but girls are seemingly more masculine. Prenatal androgens masculinizes in uential parts of the brain.
