LC - Development of Gender Identification Flashcards
Social meaning of sex, social construction
Subjective experience of sexed embodiment
Gender
determined by culturally defined roles and behaviors
Biological markers of females and males
sex
defined by genetic and anatomic features
Gender is a _________ that has important ramifications for women and men
central social construct
Being aware of our own gender beliefs can help us:
be present for others when their beliefs are called into question for themselves or their loved ones.
a tendency to actively seek out and assign more weight to evidence that confirms our beliefs, and to ignore or underweigh evidence that is counter to them
Confirmation bias
formed from birth on; they are reinforced ubiquitously by family, peers, and media, and are tied deeply to our sense of ourselves.
Gender beliefs
EX: Females are more verbally skilled than males
Actual differences in __________ between genders are small or not found at all.
brain lateralization
Differences in cognitive processing have been diminishing at a rate that cannot be accounted for by
genetic change.
The interaction between the child’s thoughts (I am a girl) and behaviors (acting like a girl) lead to:
gender constancy.
Through social interactions, children and adults develop internal self-conceptualizations about their gender that can have a huge impact on:
behavior perspective aspirations self-satisfaction self-esteem mental well-being
Social Cognitive Theory of gender
Emotional abuse rates _____ for boys and girls
Physical abuse rates similar or higher for boys
Childhood sexual abuse occurs more often for girls
similar
Emotional abuse rates similar for boys and girls
Physical abuse rates similar or higher for____
Childhood sexual abuse occurs more often for girls
boys
Why do men die earlier?
One year is biological
and the rest is
socio-cultural
25 % less likely to have visited a health provider in the last year
40 % more likely to skip cholesterol screenings
