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BIOL 1001 Chapter : CH 8 Student Outline

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azuremammoth471
15 Mar 2019
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Biological Sciences
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BIOL 1001
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What is gender: socially constructed differences between females and males. Gender role- attitudes and activities that are appropriate for each sex. Gender identity- perception of male or female. Gender stereotypes- expectations on how people will act based on their sex. Sexism- belief that one sex is superior to the other: usually towards females. Family- is it a boy or a girl: language, toys, household chores. Peers: males: masculine things, females: feminine things. Teachers: gender bias- favoritism of one gender over another, boys will be boys attitude.

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