PSY 473 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, Gender Identity, Cisgender
Chapter
4
i
Gender
Drawing
Distinctions
:
S
ex
us
.
Gender
-
Starting
at
3
months
old
,
babies
begin
to
distinguish
between
female
and
male
faces
-
Humans
automatically
characterize
,
regardless
of
social
changes
From
Biological
Features
to
Social
Expectations
-
S
ex
:
the
biological
features
that
characterize
the
male
and
female
of
a
species
-
Primary
sex
characteristics
:
biological
features
,
from
birth
,
that
distinguish
males
and
females
and
support
sexual
reproduction
,
such
as
chromosomes
,
hormones
,
testes
or
ovaries
and
genitals
-
Secondary
sex
characteristics
:
anatomical
features
emerging
during
puberty
that
distinguish
males
and
females
and
signal
fertility
and
maturity
:
breasts
,
finer
skin
and
subcutaneous
fat
in
females
;
facial
hair
,
deeper
voice
and
larger
muscles
in
men
-
Binary
assumption
:
idea
that
individual
differences
in
sex
can
be
divided
into
two
fixed
,
unchanging
and
non
-
overlapping
categories
-
Intersex
:
referring
to
people
who
possess
chromosomes
or
physical
features
that
are
not
clearly
identifiable
as
male
or
female
-
Gender
:
attitudes
,
traits
,
and
behaviors
a
culture
identifies
as
masculine
or
feminine
,
along
with
expectations
and
beliefs
about
the
acceptable
and
appropriate
social
roles
for
women
and
men
-
Ter tiary
sex
characteristics
:
attitudes
,
traits
,
and
behaviors
a
culture
identifies
as
masculine
or
feminine
,
along
with
expectations
and
beliefs
about
the
acceptable
and
appropriate
social
roles
for
women
and
men
-
Gender
identity
:
person
's
perception
of
being
masculine
or
feminine
-
Cisgender
:
people
whose
gender
identity
matches
the
sex
they
were
assigned
at
birth
-
Transgender
:
people
whose
understanding
of
themselves
differs
from
the
sex
they
were
assigned
at
birth
Vqrie
ties
of
Gender
Expression
:
Finding
the
Individuals
in
the
Categories
Gender
expression
:
the
way
people
fulfill
expectations
about
gender
through
their
appearance
,
behavior
,
and
interactions
with
others
-
Found
that
people
are
rated
on
desirability
based
on
how
well
their
personality
aligns
with
their
gender
-
Desirable
traits
in
men
are
associated
with
having
power
,
and
desirable
traits
in
women
are
associated
with
serving
others
-
Androgynous
:
possessing
masculine
and
feminine
traits
Document Summary
Starting at 3 months old, babies begin to distinguish female and male faces between. , regardless of social changes features that characterize the male and female of a species. Primary sex characteristics : biological features, males and females and support sexual testes or ovaries and genitals hormones from birth reproduction, that distinguish chromosomes such as finer in men. Binary assumption : two fixed, unchanging and non - overlapping categories features that are not clearly identifiable as male or female. Gender : attitudes, traits, and behaviors a culture identifies as masculine or feminine, along with expectations and beliefs about the acceptable and appropriate social referring to people who possess chromosomes or physical roles for women and men. Tertiary sex characteristics : attitudes, traits, and behaviors a culture identifies as masculine or feminine, along with expectations and beliefs about the acceptable and appropriate social. Gender identity : person"s perception of being masculine or.
