gender issues Flashcards
sex
place on the spectrum of biological maleness or femaleness
gender
psychosocial and sociocultural characteristics associated with sex
gender identity
psychological sense of being male or female
cisgender
biological sex assigned at birth matches their gender identity
transgender
gender identity differs from their biological sex
gender expression
how we express our gender identity
what sex inventory introduced the concept of androgyny ?
bem sex role inventory
androgyny
extent to which someone endorses feminine or masculine qualities
dr. Sandra bem argued that masculinity and femininity was one or two dimensional ?
two dimensional
when you’re androgynous, you are high or low on masculinity and femininity ?
high on both
gender roles
attitudes or behaviors that a culture considers normal for people of a particular biological sex
gender and sexual fluidity
possible fluctuations over time
how many pairs of chromosomes does each parent give ?
23
how many autosome pairs are there ?
22
xx ?
female development
xy ?
male development
what chromosome is the DSS gene on ?
X chromosome
DSS gene
prompts development of female ovaries
what chromosome is the SRY gene on ?
Y chromosome
SRY gene
prompts the development of testes
gonads
testes and ovaries, sex glands
at how many weeks does sex differentiation occur ?
6 weeks
wolffian ducts
prompted by androgens to develop vas deferens, seminal vesicles, and ejaculation ducts
mullerian ducts
develops into fallopian tubes, uterus, and inner third of vagina
what is DHT ?
powerful form of testosterone
what does DHT help form ?
- labioscotal swelling (fuses to form scotum or not to maintain labia)
- genital fold (fuses around urethra to form shaft)
- genital tubercle (forms clitoris or penis)
what does the clitoris go with on the male body ?
glans of penis
what does the hood of clitoris go with on the male body ?
foreskin of penis
what does ovaries go with on the male body ?
testes
what is the part of the brain that has sex differentiation ?
hypothalamus
disorder of sexual development
medical term for development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical
difference in sexual development
term for development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical
intersex
attributes of both male and female, external one way, gonads different or chromosomes one way, external different
turner syndrome
missing second sex chromosome, externally female, internally gonads don’t develop
klinefelters syndrome
extra sex chromosome, male genitals, not fully developed penis or scotum, low sex drive due to low testosterone
transgender
gender identity differs from biological sex at birth
transvestite
cross dressing for sexual arousal
