Chapter 4 Flashcards
Gender:
The psychological state of being female or male, as influenced by culture concepts of stereotypical gender appropriate traits and behaviors. Compare and contrast the concept of gender with that of anatomic sex, which is based on the physical differences between meals and females.
Sexual differentiation
The process by which males and females develop distinct reproductive Anatomy
Chromosome
A rod like structure found in the nuclei of cells that carries the genetic code in the form of genes.
Embryo
The stage of pre-needle development that begins with the implantation of a fertilized ovum in the uterus and concludes with the development of the major organ systems at about 2 months after conception.
Inguinal Canal
A fetal Canal that connects the scrotum and the testes, allowing for their descent
Cryptorchidism
The condition defined by undescended testes
Klinefelter syndrome
A sex-chromosomal disorder caused by an extra X sex chromosome
Turner Syndrome
A genetically determined condition associated with the presence of only one complete X chromosome and with characteristics including usually infertile ovaries, absence of menstruation, and short stature
Gender Identity
One;s sense of being male or female
Sex assignment
The labeling of a newborn as male or female. Also termed gender assignment
Intersexual
A person who possesses the gonads of one anatomic sex but external genitalia that are ambiguous or typical of the other anatomic sex. Also termed pseudoheraphodite
Hermaphrodite
A person who possess both ovarian and testicular tissue
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
A form of intersexualism in which a genetic female has internal female sexual structures but masculinized external genitals
Androgen-insensitivity syndrome
A form of intersexualism in which a genetic male is prenatally insensitive to androgens such that his genitals are not normally masculinized
Dominican Republican syndrome
A Form of intersexualism in which a genetic enzyme disorder prevents testosterone from masculinizing the external genitalia
Transgender
Describing people who feel as though they possess the body of the wrong anatomic sex and desire to live as a member of of the other anatomic sex. Some but not all trans people seek gender reassignment surgery
Trans
A more current popular term for transgender
Autogynephilic
Descriptive of trans men who are sexually stimulated by fantasies that their own bodies are female
Phalloplasty
The surgical creation of an artificial penis
Stereotype
A fixed, conventional and often distorted idea about a group of people
Gender roles
Complex clusters of behavioral expectations for males and females
Sexism
The prejudgement that, because of her or his sex, a person will possess negative traits
Identification
In psycoanalytic theory, the process of incorporating within ourselves our perceptions of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of others
Oedipus complex
According to psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which they boy wishes to possess his mother sexually and percieves his father as a rival in love (sometimes called Electra complex in girls)
Socialization
The process of guiding people into socially acceptable behavior patterns by means of information, rewards, and punishments
Schema
Concept; way of interpreting experience or processing information
Gender stability
The concept that people retain their genders for a lifetime
Gender constancy
The concept that people’s genders do not change, even if they alter their dress or behavior
Gender schema
A cluster of mental representations about male and female physical qualities, behaviors and personality traits
Psychological androgyny
A state characterized by possession of both stereotypical masculine traits and stereotypical feminine traits
