Gender, Gender Identity, and Gender Roles Flashcards
What is gender?
“sex” female or male based partly on anatomy, psychology, and culture and tradition.
-traits/characteristics that define or demonstrate our femaleness or maleness.
Sex differentiation:
no noticeable difference between male and female embryos
Mullerian development:
female reproductive system works on its own (XX)
Y gene (SRY):
causes it to become a boy. distinctions appear in the 7th week
-results in “virilization”(masculinization)
gonads(testes,ovaries) genital ducts (penis,vagina)
Central nervous system:
(mind & body) where the changes happen,
- prenatal development wide range of “normal” due to chromosomes, hormones, configuration, and biochemical or mechanical processes
- 1 in every 3,000 births for cleft palate,lip
Klinefelter Syndrome:
(XXY) looks male, mental, social, chemical doesn’t develop to male structures, biological consequences
Turner syndrome:
(XO) appears female, characteristics different for example; under developed breast, infertile, and broad neck
Jacob’s Syndrome:
(XYY)
- most prisoners have it
- most people that are smart have it
- you can manipulate and talk your way out of situations
- mind set to want to hurt you, rob you, kill you
- “oh well”mindset
Triple X Syndrome:
(XXX) - more X syndrome’s creates mental disabilities, mental retardation
Intersex Conditions also known as “DSD” disorders of Sex development:
Didn’t officially develop their genitals.Gonads match chromosomal sex, but external genitalia(internal organs) are ambiguous and resemble those of other sex.
under-virilized male with hypospadias:
opening of urethra isn’t in the right position. micropenis and testes weren’t present
Scrotal agenesis:
complete absence of scrotum-> need that to have testes and for sperm to be at the right temperature
-can increase risk of cancer
Idiopathic clitoral hypertrophy:
a lot of tissue around the clitoris, looks swollen, overgrown. looks masculine
Diphallia:
born with one or more penis
Hermaphrodite:
refers to any organism possessing gonads of both sexes, ovarian and testicular tissues.
Gender Identity:
Personal, psychological, emotional awareness of internal sense of being male or female
At what age do kids know their SEX
year in a half (18 months)
At what age do kids know their GENDER IDENTITY
3 years (36 months)
gender stability:
people retain their gender identity for a lifetime
Transgender:
A person who’s gender identity is opposite its anatomical sex
What do Transgender experience:
gender dysphoria (emotional distress)
- not transversal, or drag queen
- self proclaimed heterosexual men transvestite occurs the most.
- political movement giving voice to the people, not represented good
Transsexual:
Presenting one’s self as the other sex, functioning very extensive (don’t have to go through surgery, just someone that presents itself as the opposite sex
*41% attempted suicide
Gender roles:
social expectations about a persons behavior, dress mannerisms based on anatomical sex
-stereotypes
What can affect gender roles:
- how we view and respond to other people
- relationships, social behavior, and sexual behavior
Stereotype:
jumping to conclusion about people from a narrow conclusion
-sexism is a type
Sexism:
prejudice against gender, usually negative
