Chapter 10

Question 1

Who is the first person to look at gender as a psychological construct?

Answer 1

John Money

Question 2

What is gender?

Answer 2

Refers to the experience of maleness or femaleness

Question 3

What does the SRY gene in males do? Do females have a SRY gene?

Answer 3

SRY gene: prompts formation of male gonads that produce androgens at puberty. No.

Question 4

What will happen to female with SRY gene on an x chromosome?

Answer 4

They will grow male gonads and appear phenotypically male

Question 5

Why are women more susceptible to sexual stereotyping?

Answer 5

They’re more responsive to cultural influences

Question 6

In what parts of sexuality do men show difference from women?

Answer 6

• masturbate more
• more porn use
• more casual sex
• permissive attitudes toward casual sex

Question 7

How do men and women differ in their response to sexual stimuli?

Answer 7

1. Men are aroused by their partner of preference only, women will be aroused by men and women

Question 8

What do DSDs stand for?

Answer 8

Disorders of sexual development. They classify congenital disorders in which anatomical, gonadal, or chromosomal sex is atypical.

Question 9

What are the 2 most common atypical patterns of DSD?

Answer 9

Klienfelter’s syndrome: XXY

Turner’s syndrome: XO

Question 10

What are some key characteristics of people with klienfelter’s syndrome?

Answer 10

1. Breast development
2. small testes
3. small penile length
4. low testosterone

Question 11

What are some common characteristics of people with turner’s syndrome?

Answer 11

1. Short stature
2. Underdeveloped breasts
3. Infertile

Question 12

How do girls and boys with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia differ from girls and boys without Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Answer 12

Girls may show more aggression and less nurturance. Boys may show more tender mindedness and less aggression.

Question 13

What is a key difference between women with CAH and women without congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Answer 13

Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia may have shallower vaginas and therefore have more pain associated with sex and lower sex drive

Question 14

What is the cause of CAH and what are the side effects?

Answer 14

CAH: caused by high exposure to androgens prenatally

• elongated clitoris and excess body hair

Question 15

How does androgen insensitivity syndrome develop? What are the effects?

Answer 15

Develops when someone that is genetically XY has a mutation in their androgen receptor that prevents the cells of the body from masculinizing. Individuals develop traditionally female phenotypes.

Question 16

What is 5-alpha-reductase deficiency? What region is it mostly found?

Answer 16

It’s an enzyme deficiency that causes external genital at birth to be female but at onset of puberty increased testosterone levels cause testes to descend

Question 17

What are the 3 parts of gender development during childhood?

Answer 17

1. Detecting gender: recognizing differences between genders
2. Having gender: recognizing in ones self characteristics that seem female or male
3. Doing gender: matching ones behaviour with male or female stereotypes

Question 18

What are 2 innate gender differences between boys and girls?

Answer 18

Girls: meet milestones more quickly
Boys: more irritable and active

Question 19

What kind of toys are usually marketed toward “girls,” what kind of toys are usually marketed toward “boys?”

Answer 19

Girls: toys that help practice nurturing
Boys: toys that help develop spatial relation skills