GENDER: Sex and Gender

Question 1

sex and gender are what type of concepts

Answer 1

distinct oncepts

Question 2

what does sex refer to

Answer 2

persons biological staus as either male or female

Question 3

sex is determined by

what is it for males and females

Answer 3

one set of chromosomes

xx females
xy males

Question 4

what 2 things do chromosomes influence

2 marks + example gworlie

Answer 4

hormonal differences

and

differences in anatomy

e.g reproductive organs and body shape

Question 5

what does gender refer to

Answer 5

persons psychosocial staus as either masculine or feminine

Question 6

the menaing of gender includes all the …….

3 marks + 1 mark for elaboration

Answer 6

attitudes
roles
and Behaviours

we associate with being a man or woman

Question 7

all the attitudes role and behaviours we associate iwth being a man or woman are heavily influenced by (Therefore gender too ? - ask)

Answer 7

social norms

cultural explanations

Question 8

in short hand describe sex

Answer 8

innate

and

result of nature

Question 9

in shorthand , gender is at least … and therfore due to

Answer 9

partly environmental determined and therefore due to nurture

Question 10

why is there an argument that sex cannot be changed

Answer 10

sex is innate

not assigned at birth therefore it cannot be changed

Question 11

why can gender be ‘assigned’

Answer 11

its a social construct rather than a bio fact

Question 12

gender is not fixed , its fluid and open to change why is that

Answer 12

gender at least partly determined by nurture

Question 13

why can a person become more masc or fem

i.e it depdnsd on

Answer 13

social context they are in

norms and expectations associated with it

Question 14

describe the realtionship betwene most peoples biological sex and gender identity

Answer 14

correspondant

Question 15

give example of people feeling like thier biological sex and gender are correspondant

Answer 15

biological males

tend ot feel masculine

and identify tehmselves as such

Question 16

whats gender dysphoria

Answer 16

when an indis

bio prescribed sex

doesnt reflect the way they feel inside

and the gender they identify themselves as being

Question 17

if im xp gender dysphoria what could i get

Answer 17

gender reassignment surgery

Question 18

why as a person suffering from gender dysphoria would i choose to have reassignment surgery

Answer 18

to bring their sexual identity in line with gender identity

Question 19

what are sex role stereotypes

4 points

Answer 19

set of shared expectations that people within a society/culture hold about what’s acceptable for men and women

Question 20

how are sex role stereotypes (expecations) trasnmitted through society and reinforced ….. by :
4 marks

Answer 20

parents
peers
the media
institutions e.g skewls

Question 21

but sex role sterertypes may contain a

Answer 21

grain of truth

Question 22

but most sex role sterityoes dont containa grain of salt and can lead to

give an example

Answer 22

sexist assumptions being formed e.g

woman wont have capacity to cope with a position of high responsiblity in workplace as she may become overly emotional

Question 23

studies of sex role sterotypes can be used to support the

Answer 23

SLT of gender

Question 24

in a typical heterosexual couple give example of sex role stereotype for men that many people would consider

Answer 24

fix car

put out shelves

take out bin

Question 25

give example of sex role stereotype for women

Answer 25

cook

clean

get kids ready for school

Question 26

there is no biologially obvious reasons as to why certain tasks should exclusively apply to ..

Answer 26

either gender