10. Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence? Flashcards
androgynous
Possessing both feminine and masculine psycho- logical characteristics.
cognitive developmental theory of gender typing
Kohlberg’s theory that children use physical and behavioral clues to differentiate gender roles and to gender type themselves very early in life.
expressive characteristics
Aspects of a person that involve nurturance and concern with feelings. They are more typical of girls and women.
gender constancy
The awareness that superficial alterations in appearance or activity do not alter gender.
gender identity
The perception of oneself as either male or female.
gender role
Composite of the behaviors actually exhibited by a typical male or female in a given culture; the reflection of a gender stereotype in everyday life.
gender segregation
A child’s choice to spend time with same- gender peers.
gender stability
The fact that males remain male and females remain female.
gender stereotype
Belief that members of a culture hold about acceptable and appropriate attitudes, interests, activities, psychological traits, social relationships, occupations, and physical appearance for males and females.
gender typing
The process by which children acquire the values, motives, and behaviors considered appropriate for their gender in their particular culture.
gender-based beliefs
An idea that differentiates males and females.
gender-role preference
A desire to possess certain gender- typed characteristics.
gender-schema theory
The view that children develop schemas, or naive theories, that help them organize and structure their experience related to gender differences and gender roles.
identification
The Freudian concept that children think of themselves as being the same as their same-sex parent.
instrumental characteristics
Aspects of a person involving task and occupation orientation. They are more typical of males.
