Exam 4 Flashcards
______________ refers to the masculinity
Gender
_____________ is a person’s biological classification as male or female
Sex
the first American to have sexual
reassignment surgery.
Christine Jorgensen
How many sex linked chromosomes do people have?
2
Females have 2 __________ chromosomes.
X
What chromosomes do men have?
one X and Y chromosome
After ____________ conception, the male and female
developing children are indistinguishable
12 weeks
the production of androgens in males leads to development of male _________.
genitalia
absence of ____________ leads to the development of female genitalia.
androgens
Sometimes a man will be born with an XXY configuration is ____________ syndrome.
Klinefelter
tall stature, lack of facial hair, breast development, osteoporosis, female pubic hair pattern, testicular atrophy, slightly feminized physique, and mildly impaired IQ are symptoms of what syndrome?
Klinefelter
This is a single X chromosome configuration. Either the other X is absent or damaged
Turner syndrome
short stature, hearing problems, extra folds of skin at neck, minimal breast development, heart abnormalities, kidney malformations, underdeveloped ovaries, no menstruation, puffy hands, and puffy feet are symptoms of __________?
Turner syndrome
___________ is when male fetuses are not sensitive to androgens and so their genitalia do not become masculinized.
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
__________ is when males and females do not know what they are at birth so their family has to raise them as either male or female.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
_________ penis was accidentally removed during circumcision.
David Reimer
______________ is when a person feels that their gender is different from their sex.
transgender
______________ is when transgendered people who desire to change their sex to match their gender.
transexual
_____________ refers to the gender a person is primarily attracted to
Sexual orientation
________________ surgery performed to change an individual from one sex to another.
sex reassignment
______________ means that the assumption
is that everyone is heterosexual and that they should be heterosexual
heterocentric
_____________ took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City when gay patrons fought back against abusive police
Stonewall riot
_______________ marks the first organized attempt to stop discrimination against gay people
Stonewall inn
___________ is a sexual orientation in itself.
bisexuality
These are myths of ___________
Most gays and lesbians are unable to form close, enduring romantic relationships
and prefer to be promiscuous.
• Gay and lesbian relationships are more likely than heterosexual relationships to be
unhappy and dysfunctional.
• In same-sex relationships, one partner chooses or is assigned the role of
“husband” and the other takes on the role of “wife.”
• Most gay and lesbian couples are isolated from society and do not have
meaningful social support networks.
gay and lesbian relationship
______________ HIV first affected the gay community in this country.
GRID
laws against certain sexual behaviors including oral sex and anal sex.
sodomy laws
__________ is when women took DES so their babies would be born bisexual or homosexual.
influence of hormones on sexual orientation
_____________ are groups that have been identified specifically as having protection from discrimination.
protected classes
___________ is when a gay couple was having anal and oral sex and got caught by a neighbor and complained it was domestic disturbance.
Lawrence v. Texas
refers to someone who for whom gender/sex does not factor into sexual
attraction.
pansexual
_____________ created the first stage model of sexual development. It is largely discredited.
Frued
Childhood ____________ and masturbation are usually normal and decrease with age through childhood.
sex play
At age _________ sexual responding begins.
12
____________ is a hormone that that causes the testicles to release testosterone and the ovaries to release estrogen
Gonadotropin
____________ has not been found to increase sexual behavior and has been found to reduce STIs and teen pregnancies.
Comprehensive education
___________ does not seem to have an impact of teen sexual behaviors
abstinence education
Male and female ____________ in college are very similar.
Sexual behaviors
___________ is when women experience more difficulty lubricating and the vagina becomes less elastic and thinner.
menopause
