Gender test 1 Flashcards
Androgynous
Term describing one who incorporates both masculine and feminine qualities
Bisexuals
Individuals who accept other-sex and same-sex individuals as sexual partners
Constructionists
people with the perspective that gender cannot be divorced from its context
Cross-sex-typed
Condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex but exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with the other sex.
Feminine
Description of trait, behavior, or interest assigned to the female gender role.
Feminism
Belief that men and women should be treated equally
Gender
Term used to refer to the social categories of male and female.
Gender Culture
Each society’s or culture’s conceptualization of gender roles
Gender identity/gender-role identity
One’s perception of oneself as psychologically male or female.
Gender Role
Expectations that go along with being male or female
Gender-Role Attitude
One’s personal view about how men women should behave.
Heterosexuals
Individuals who prefer other-sex sexual partners
Homosexuals
Individuals who prefer same-sex sexual partners
Interrole Conflict
Experience of conflict between expectations of two or more roles that are assumed simultaneously
Intersex
A person who is born with ambiguous genitalia
Intrarole Conflict
Experience of conflict between expectations within a given role.
Masculine
Description of a trait, behavior, or interest assigned to the male gender role
Maximalists
Persons who maintain there are important differences between the two sexes
Minimalists
Persons who maintain the two sexes are fundamentally the same.
Role
Social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations
Sex
Term used to refer to the biological categories of male and female
Sex Discrimination
Behavioral component of one’s attitude toward men and women that involves differential treatment of people based on their biological sex
Sexism
Affective component of one’s attitude toward sex characterized by demonstration of prejudice toward people based on their sex
Sex-related behavior
Behavior that corresponds to sex but is not necessarily caused by sex
Sex stereotype/gender-role stereotype
cognitive component of one’s attitude toward sex
Sex-Typed
condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex and exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with that sex
Sex typing
acquisition of sex-appropriate preferences, behaviors, skills, and self-concept
Sexual orientation
Preference to have other-sex or same-sex persons as sexual partners
Transgender
Descriptive term referring to an individual whose psychological sex is not congruent with biological sex
Transsexuals
Persons whose biological sex have been changed surgically or hormonally to reflect their psychological sex
Gender-Role Strain
Tension that develops when the expectations that accompany one’s gender role have negative consequences for the individual
Self-Fulfilling prophecy
When people’s belief influence their actions toward a target in a way such that the target comes to confirm their beliefs