Gender week 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Sex
A
A persons biological status, assigned at birth (male, female or intersex
2
Q
Gender
A
The attitudes, feelings, and behaviours that a given culture associated with a persons biological sex (APA)
3
Q
Gender identity
A
a person inherent send of being a boy/man/male, a girl/woman/female, or an alternative gender, which may to may not correspond to a persons sex assigned at birth or to a persons primary sex characteristics
4
Q
Gender and sex reside on a spectrum
A
- The average man or average woman is just that-average
- Average = central or typical value in a set of data
5
Q
Heteronormativity
A
The idea that there are two opposite sexes that are attached to each other
