HUMAN SYSTEM Flashcards
refers to distinct biological differences between male and female
sex
determined by the genitals and chromosomes
sex
begins at conception, programmed into the genes, and defines the individual throughout life
sex
characterizes how a particular person presents oneself in a culture (gender role)
gender
- Socially constructed
gender
- Usually assumed that a person is of the gender that corresponds to his/her sex: males are masculine, females are feminine.
gender
- Men are traditionally accepted to be strong, independent, dominant, and aggressive.
- In contrast, women are seen as passive, dependent, subordinate, and nurturing.
- Parents and other adults adopt gender-laden assumptions and dress and treat children according to their gender.
- However, in some instances, the correspondence of sex and gender are not aligned. Some people may be known as the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).
gender
- Are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth.
- person who physically transitions from male to female or vice versa
- He or she might take hormones to suppress the characteristics of the biological gender or promote the characteristics of the desired gender. In this way, transsexuals can control, to some extent, traits like facial hair and breast development.
transgender
- The expression of the sex;
sexuality
- The sphere of interpersonal behavior, especially between the male and female, most directly associated with, leading up to, substituting for or resulting from genital union;
sexuality
- Attracts a man and a woman towards each other to procreate and fulfill each other
sexuality
- It permeates the whole person with its pervasive influence and powerful effect. Likewise, it’s physical, psychological, ethical and cultural dimensions often define proper behavior.
sexuality
- It ensures the continuation of the species.
libido or the sex drive
- It triggers desire, orchestrates the physiological changes in the human body to produce egg and sperm, maintain pregnancy and foster nurturing instincts that care for and protect the offspring.
libido or the sex drive
a source of pleasure and fulfillment as well as heartbreak and loss, even violence. In fact, male sexual jealousy is the foremost cause of wife ballering in cultures worldwide.
libido or the sex drive
- The sexes, feeling both attraction and love, find the most intimate, most bodily and most ecstatic experience
the sexual act
the physical union of male and female through which human beings procreate.
the sexual act
- This process is characterized by the penetration or insertion of the penis into the vagina.
the sexual act
- The nature and symbolism of human sexuality make it imperative for each person to work at its formation, discipline its power, and protect it against abuse by others as well as by oneself.
attitude towards sex and sexual activity
