gender

Question 1

what is sex phenotypes?

Answer 1

the manifestation of genetically and embryologically determined characteristics.
Primary sex characteristics: chromosomes and genitalia.
Secondary sex characteristics: muscle mass, body hair.

Question 2

what is gender

Answer 2

the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures and gender expression.

Question 3

gender socialization

Answer 3

the process through which children learn about the social expectations, attitudes and behaviours typically associated with boys and girls.

Question 4

gender performance

Answer 4

we act out gender.

Question 5

biological determinsm

Answer 5

the idea that most human characteristics, physical and mental, are determined at conception by hereditary factors passed from parent to offspring (like alcoholism, IQ, clubbed feet, cleft chin)

Question 6

hegemonic masculinity

Answer 6

based in dominance, especially over women. There is also dominance over less dominant men (nerds, unattractive, feminine).

Question 7

what is medicalization

Answer 7

the process by which human problems come under control of medical authority and become classified as something to be diagnosed, treated and potentially cured.

Question 8

what does medicine and public health regulate

Answer 8

Protect the public health
Promote economic order
Promote social order (social structures, institution, customs, values)

Question 9

sociology of science

Answer 9

the study of the social relationships, interactions, conditions, structures, and institutions associated with the production of science.

Question 10

professions

Answer 10

emphasize competence, qualifications.
Formal training and licenses.
Strive to distinguish between the qualified and amateurs.