chapter 15 Flashcards
biological organs
sex
refers to people who identify with their assigned gender at birth
cisgender
identify with different gender categories
gender fluid
do not identify with one exclusively
non binary
identify with both male and female
bigender
do not identify with any gender category
agender
Behaviors stereotyped for an assigned gender
gender-typed
rennels and gummings
infants can distinguish sexes using multiple perceptual cues
children spend more time with same sex peers
sex typed play
childrens tendency to associate with same gender peers to avoid other gender peers
gender segregation
advances in cognitive development that can allow
adolescents (more often girls than boys) to transcend traditional conventions
and pursue a more flexible range of interests
Gender-role flexibility
heightened concerns with adhering to traditional
gender roles
Gender-role intensification
adrenal hyperplasia girls xx
may develop male genitalia
androgen insensitivity
may develop female genitalia
corpus callosum tends to be large in
women