A02 role of genes and hormones

Question 1

Whta are the 2 sections

Answer 1

The importance if genetic factors

Biological determinism

Question 2

Talk about what john money importance of genetic factors

Answer 2

Biologucal/genetic sex isn’t the main factor in gender dev. Sex if rearing is more important and that intersex indvs such as David reimer coukd be raised as either sexes

But jobs study didn’t support this view

Question 3

Who argues that sex if rearing is more important

Answer 3

John money

Question 4

Who gave support for John money’s case study

Answer 4

Gear heart and reiner

Question 5

What did hear heart and reiner do and find

Answer 5

Studied 16 genetic males born with almost no penis
2 were raised as males and they remained males
14 were raised as females
8 reassigned themselves as males

Question 6

Conclusion from research in importance of biological factors

Answer 6

Findings of studies show that biological factors are actually important unlike what john said

Question 7

Talk about biological determinism

Answer 7

Genes and hormones aren’t the whole story

Genetic sex doesn’t match external genitalia in cases of abnormal hormone exposure

This mean that the outcome of each individual is described as unpredictable cz there isn’t one simple factor that’s affects gender dev. Rather a combo of gebes, hormone, sex if rearing, socialisation

Question 8

What dies research suggest

Answer 8

Whatever gender is assigned at birth, is accepted by some individual but rejected by others

This means that gender dev is part biologically determined but also xp, personal qualities and socialisation play a role.

Nature vs nurture debate