Mod 12 Flashcards
What is culture?
behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
Understand that between group differences can be quite small compared to differences between individuals within the same group.
Okie doke
What type of characteristics is culture likely to affect, and which ones is it unlikely to affect?
Likely - Behaviors, Preferences, Customs, Traditions, Attitudes, Norms
Unlikely - Physical appearance, Biological functions, Social contact, Temperament, Emotions, Intelligence, Psychiatric Disorders
Understand the differences between individualistic and collectivistic cultures.
Individualistic - “me” based identity
Individual achievement, personal freedom, expression
Collectivistic - group based identity
Rules as member of group, relate to others, value harmony and group success
How do parents influence us? Peers?
Parents - early neurological development, attitudes, preferences, habits, self-view
Peers - non-family identity, new ideas, styles, behaviors, risk opportunities
Describe the “pruning” and when it occurs.
the natural and lifelong physiological reduction of neurons, synapses and axons
Puberty
Understand “plasticity” and how it relates to new experiences.
the ability for nerve cells to change through new experiences
Describe a “selection” effect.
adolescents seek out peers with similar attitudes, interests, and traits
What are norms and how do they shape us?
rules for accepted and expected behavior
we can relax and enjoy one another without fear of embarrassment or insult
Understand how the following are similar and distinct from each other: Biological sex Gender Gender Identitiy Gender Role Gender Typing Sexual Orientation
Biological sex - Defined by your chromosomes (genotype), which define your anatomy (phenotype)
Gender - ideas about what “female” and “male” mean
Gender Identity - individual’s sense of being a woman, a man, or some combination of the two
Gender Role - Expectations for what women and men ought to do, think, feel
Gender Typing - when a person adopts the traditional gender role for her/his sex
Sexual Orientation - the direction of one’s sexual attraction
What does it mean to be transgender?
gender identity differs from gender role
What is Androgyny?
gender identity includes both female and male characteristics
What does it mean to be Intersex?
possessing male and female biological sexual characteristics at birth
What are the chromosomes combinations that most frequently correspond to being anatomically female and male?
XX in females
XY in males
Which parent determines biological sex of the child?
Father
Gene on Y leads to increased testosterone and development of male anatomy
