SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Penis Envy, Grammatical Gender, Friedrich Engels
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Intersexed = infants are babies born with ambiguous genitals because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause. Sex = born with male or female genitals & genetic program that released male/female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproductive system. Gender = your sense of being male or female and your playing of 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. Gender role = the set of behaviors associated with widely shared expectations about how males and females are supposed to act. Conflict, feminist and symbolic interactionist theories: gender is constructed mainly by social influences and may be altered to benefit society"s members. Heterosexuality = preference for members of the opposite sex as sexual partners.
