Module 12 : Culture, Gender, and Other Environmental Influences Flashcards
Agression
any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.
Collectivism
giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often one’s extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly.
Culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.
Gender
our sense of being male or female.
Gender Identity
in psychology, the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female.
Gender Role
a set of expected behaviors for males or for females.
Individualism
giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
Gender Typing
the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role.
Norm
an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe “proper” behavior.
Role
a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
Social Learning Theory
the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished.
Testosterone
the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty.
Transgender
an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex.
X Chromosome
the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have two X chromosomes; males have one. An X chromosome from each parent produces a female child.
Y Chromosome
the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child.
