SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Anorexia Nervosa, Main Source, Hostile Work Environment
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Intersexed babies born with ambiguous genitals because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause. Sex depends on whether you were born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproduction. Gender your sense of being male or female and your playing masculine and feminine roles in ways defined as appropriate by your culture and society. Gender identity a person"s identification with, or sense of belonging to, a particular sex-biologically, psychologically, and socially. Babies develop a vague sense of being a boy or a girl at about the age of one. They develop a full-blown sense of gender identity between the ages of 2/3. Essentialism a school of thought that views gender differences as a reflection of biological differences between women and men.
