Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality Flashcards
a set of norms, or culturally difeined expectations, that define how people of one gender ought to behave
gender role
a generalization about a group of people (e.g., men) that distinguishes them from others (e.g., women)
stereotype
the process of incorporating the beliefs and customs of a new culture
acculturation
the ways in which society conveys to the individual its norms or expectations for his or her behavior
socialization
a device used to measure physiological sexual arousal in the male; it is a flexible loop that fits around the base of the penis
penile strain gauge
an acrylic cylinder placed inside the vagina to measure physiological sexual arousal in the female; also called a photometer
photoplethysmograph
sexual expression in which the emphasis is on the relationship and emotions between two people
person-centered sex
sexual expression in which the emphasis is on the body and physical pleasure
body-centered sex
a person who believes he or she was born with the body of the other gender
transsexual
the process for transsexuals to change their body to the other gender
gender reassignment
unhappiness with one’s gender; another term for transsexualism
gender dysphoria
a category including transsexuals, those who think of themselves as a third gender, transvestites, gender benders, and others
transgender
a person who is born with a male body but who has a female identity and wishes to become a female biologically in order to match her identity
male-to-female transsexual (MTF)
a person born with a female body whose gender identity is male and wishes to undergo gender reassignment
female-to-male transsexual (FTM)
a test of genetic sex, in which a small scraping of cells is taken from the inside of the mouth, stained, and examined under a microscope
Buccal smear
