Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality Flashcards

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a set of norms, or culturally difeined expectations, that define how people of one gender ought to behave

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gender role

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a generalization about a group of people (e.g., men) that distinguishes them from others (e.g., women)

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stereotype

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3
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the process of incorporating the beliefs and customs of a new culture

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acculturation

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4
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the ways in which society conveys to the individual its norms or expectations for his or her behavior

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socialization

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5
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a device used to measure physiological sexual arousal in the male; it is a flexible loop that fits around the base of the penis

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penile strain gauge

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6
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an acrylic cylinder placed inside the vagina to measure physiological sexual arousal in the female; also called a photometer

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photoplethysmograph

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7
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sexual expression in which the emphasis is on the relationship and emotions between two people

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person-centered sex

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sexual expression in which the emphasis is on the body and physical pleasure

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body-centered sex

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9
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a person who believes he or she was born with the body of the other gender

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transsexual

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10
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the process for transsexuals to change their body to the other gender

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gender reassignment

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11
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unhappiness with one’s gender; another term for transsexualism

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gender dysphoria

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12
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a category including transsexuals, those who think of themselves as a third gender, transvestites, gender benders, and others

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transgender

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13
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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

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male-to-female transsexual (MTF)

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14
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a person born with a female body whose gender identity is male and wishes to undergo gender reassignment

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female-to-male transsexual (FTM)

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15
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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

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Buccal smear

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