Health Flashcards
biological and physical characteristics that make a person either male or female
Sex
person’s sense of being male and female
Gender
refers to physical attributes or body characteristics, notably sex organs
Sex
biologically determined by genes and hormones
Sex
relatively fixed or constant
Sex
composite of attitudes and behaviour of men and women
Gender
learned and perpetuated through the family, education and religion; acquired identity
Gender
socialised and varies through time and cultures
Gender
person’s orientation with regard to his/her intimate behaviour with another person
Sexuality
someone who behaves like that of the opposite sex
transgender
man behaves like a woman
gay
woman behaves like a man
lesbian
someone who takes steps to change his/her physical or sexual characteristics to that of the opposite sex
Transsexual
subjective or mental image of what his/her body looks like
body image
various social factors affect a person’s sexuality
Sociocultural Dimension