Final Exam Flashcards
1
Q
What is Gender Identity?
A
One’s private sense of being male or female
2
Q
What is Sexual Orientation?
A
The gender or genders that a person is attracted to emotionally, physically, sexually, and romantically.
3
Q
What is Transgender?
A
A term applied to those who appear/behave differently than their specific gender role of society
Ex: When a guy dresses like a girl.
4
Q
Gender Roles?
A
Culturally defined behaviors seen as appropriate for males & females
5
Q
Gender Schema
A
The idea that children learn about male & female roles from the culture in which they live in at an early age. Children adjust their behavior to match gender and social norms.
