PS287 Chapter 1: Chapter One Textbook Notes
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The appearance of sex differences depends on myriad factors: the place, time, person, audience, and characteristics of the one making the observations. Sex: biological categories of female and male, categories distinguished by genes, chromosomes, and hormones stable category/unchangeable. Gender: social categories of male and female (fluid), distinguished by a set of psychological features and roles attributes that society has assigned to the biological category of sex. I. e. , emotionality linked to women; competitiveness to men. Personality and appearance related to this category. Sex-related behaviour: the behaviour corresponds to sex, but it does not say anything about the cause or the etiology of the difference. I. e. , conduct study and find that women have better recall on memory task than men or the men outperform women on a videogame. Role: social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations. I. e. , you are a student; you are expected to study for class. Gender role: expectations that go along with being male versus female.
