CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
Sex
The biological features that characterize the male and female of a species
Primary Sex Characteristics
Biological features, from birth, that distinguish males and females and support sexual reproduction: chromosomes, hormones, testes or ovaries, and gentials
Secondary Sex Characteristics
Anatomical features emerging during puberty that distinguish males and females and signal fertility and maturity: breasts, finer skin, and subcutaneous fat in females; facial hair, a deeper voice, and larger muscles in males
Binary Assumption
The idea that individual differences in sex can be divided into two fixed, unchanging, and non-overlapping categories
Intersex
Referring to people who possess chromosomes or physical features that are not clearly identifiable as male or female
Gender
The attitudes, traits, and behaviours a culture identifies as masculine or feminine, along with expectations and beliefs about the acceptable and appropriate social roles for women and men
Gender Identity
A person’s perception of being masculine or feminine
Cisgender
Referring to people whose understanding of themselves differs from the sex they were assigned at birth
Gender Expression
The way people fulfill expectations about gender through their appearance, behaviour, and interactions with others
Androgynous
Possessing masculine and feminine traits
Schema
A cognitive representation that organizes ideas and beliefs about certain concepts
Meta-Analysis
A set of statistical techniques designed to combine results across studies of common variables and reveal the overall effects observed in a body of scientific research
D Statistic
A standardized way of quantifying differences between groups, useful for comparing research results across multiple studies
Intrasexual Competition
The ways men compete with other men, and women compete with other women, to gain advantage in the mating marketplace
Power
An individual’s capacity to alter the behaviour and experiences of others, while also resisting their influence
