A typical gender development- bio

Question 1

What is A typical gender development

Answer 1

When biological sex- individual experiences mismatch with gender felt which causes physical discomfort

Question 2

Brain sex theory

Answer 2

argues that there are brain regions that infulence A typical gender development

Question 3

Research into brain sex theory-

Answer 3

Zhou et al conducted a post mortem of 7 M to F transgender, stria terminals in thalamus 40% larger in M than F
FOUND- similar size in M to F similar to F size

Question 4

Other research into brain sex theory

Answer 4

Kruijver 200, found average number of neuron levels similar to F

Question 5

Research into Genetic- biological

Answer 5

Heylens 2012 conducted a meta anaylsis of case studies on internet of concordance rates of MZ/DZ twins

Question 6

Heylens findings- genetic

Answer 6

MZ- identical
3/8 concordant (female)
DZ- female all DC
6/15 all concordant
all DC

Question 7

What does Heylens research suggest

Answer 7

Element of biology involved but some external infulence as not all is 100%

Question 8

A03

Answer 8

All reductionist Bio, no knowledge of external infulence
-Deterministic- no choice in what we are
Small sample- use of case studies/ internet sample- unreliable