Development of Sexuality and Gender Flashcards
primarily determine the biological basis of being male or female
sex chromosomes
two X chromosomes (XX)
female
one X and one Y chromosome (XY)
male
suggests there is no distinction between sex and gender, thus biological sex creates gendered behavior
biological approach
the two biological factors that determine gender
hormones and chromosomes
chemical substances secreted by glands throughout the body and carried in the bloodstream
hormones
when does testosterone cause the development of male sex organs?
at 7 weeks
what happens when testosterone acts upon the hypothalamus?
the masculinization of the brain
an area of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain
sexually dimorphic nucleus
the left side of the brain is more specialized for _____________
language skills
the right side of the brain is more specialized for _____________
nonverbal and spatial skills
brain hemispheres work more independently in _______
males
The normal human body contains __ pairs of chromosomes
23
A ______________ is a long thin structure containing thousands of genes, which are biochemical units of heredity and govern the development of every human being.
chromosome
what does SRY Gene stand for?
Sex-determining Region Y gene
At about 6 weeks, the SRY gene on the Y chromosome causes the gonads (sex organs) of the embryo to develop as _________
testes
without the SRY gene, the gonads will develop as ___________
ovaries
suggests that aspects of human behavior have been coded by our genes because they were or are adaptive
evolutionary perspective of gender
the mind is equipped with _________ that enabled our ancestors to survive and reproduce
instincts
interactionist approach where nature and nurture both play a role in gender development
biosocial approach
exposure to hormones in the womb (determined by chromosomes)
prenatal
parents and others label and react towards a child on the basis of their genitals
postnatal
the proponent of the theory that once a biological male or female is born, social labeling and differential treatment of boys and girls interact with biological factors to steer development
John Money (1972)
developmental stage during which individual experiments and
discovers about self
adolescence