ch 12

Question 1

gender

Answer 1

the condition of being male, female, or neuter

Question 2

sex

Answer 2

biological aspect of male or female

Question 3

gender implies

Answer 3

psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspect of being male or female

Question 4

gender concept- what

Answer 4

an understanding of the socially constructed distinction bn male and female
based on bio sec, includes roles and expectations for male/female ina. culture

Question 5

gender concept- when

Answer 5

children aquire this concept thru knowledge of activites,, toys, self view, culture
maybe as early as 18 months

Question 6

gender concept is

Answer 6

essentailly your scheme for what you think is gender

Question 7

gender identity

Answer 7

ones sense of self and gender

Question 8

where is gender identity from

Answer 8

influenced by societal structures, cultural expectations, and personal interactions contribute to its development
most environment and biological factors

Question 9

gender sterotypes

Answer 9

expectations about what is appropriate behavior for a gender

Question 10

gender stertype examples

Answer 10

yk

Question 11

gender role

Answer 11

result of gender sterotypes

Question 12

what determines gender role

Answer 12

hormoens and sex
we all start female in the womb

Question 13

oedipus complex

Answer 13

boys are in love with their mom os all the rough play is jsut training to kill the dad and take the mom
freaky as freud mf

Question 14

electra complex

Answer 14

girls have sexual urges for father
copies mannerisms from mom
behaviors support winning the father

Question 15

behaviorism perspective on gender

Answer 15

gender roles are learned
society reinforce/punish behavior in relation to role

Question 16

cognitive perspective on gender roles

Answer 16

we use gender schemes-
connect certain experiences, attributes, and abilities to specific genders

Question 17

how does gender schemas change

Answer 17

over time they are updated with experience

Question 18

how do gender schemas change by person

Answer 18

everyone will have their own genda schema

Question 19

sociocultural perspective

Answer 19

gender is from adopting cultural norms and the behaviors that come with them
there is a boy culture and girl culture

Question 20

epigenetic perspective

Answer 20

genes and environment work

Question 21

how dose epigenetics contribute to genda

Answer 21

genes pulls us to one identity
environment pushes us to another identity
ideal traits are encoded and propagated
whats left is what supports unique idenity

Question 22

gender labeling

Answer 22

focus on appearance- piaget conservaition
gender changes easily

Question 23

gender stability

Answer 23

focus on appearence- piaget
understand girls become women, boys become men
gender changes easily

Question 24

gender consistency

Answer 24

understand who you are, appreciates that it is not easily changes
theory of mind
no longer apperenced based

Question 25

the cognitive and social forces that have you evaluate self idenity

Answer 25

society pushes us individual pulling towards appealing roles

Question 26

gender typicallity

Answer 26

degree which we feel similar to others of same gender

Question 27

gender contentedness

Answer 27

degree which we are satisfied with out gender id

Question 28

felt pressure to conform

Answer 28

degree to which we feel pressure to change our gender traits

Question 29

gender itensification

Answer 29

early adolescence, push toward trad roles

Question 30

caused of gender intensification

Answer 30

puberty accentuates differences greater concern for what people think over by later adolescence

Question 31

gender schema theory

Answer 31

experiences and your thots lead to specific gender ID

Question 32

how does gender schema theory work

Answer 32

observe experieinces organizing them use them to understand the world constantly update them

Question 33

verbal diff

Answer 33

girl betta than boys thru adolescence bc bio and enviornment

Question 34

math genda diff

Answer 34

boy betta than girl

Question 35

depression genda diff

Answer 35

girl higher gender intensification make girls susceptible

Question 36

emotional sensitivity

Answer 36

girl betta better at showing emotions (not anger) more freely and are self conscious

Question 37

compliance and dependency

Answer 37

girls higher than boys tied to language and choice of play