Module 3.3 Flashcards
The biologically influenced characteristics by which people define male, female, and intersex
sex
The attitudes, feeling, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex
Gender
biological sex characteristics don’t align with male or female
intersex
physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt
agression
cyberbullying, gossip
any way to harm a relationship or social standing of a person
relational aggression
theory of moral development outlines how a woman’s morality is heavily influenced by caring about personal relationships.
Carol Gilligan
The sex chromosome found in females and males
X chromosome
The sex chromosome typically found only in males
Y chromosome
The most important male sex hormone
testosterone
Sex hormones that contribute to female sex characteristics
estrogens
The body structures that make sexual reproduction possible
Primary sex characteristics
Non-reproductive sexual traits that develop during puberty
Secondary sex characteristics
the first time a male ejaculates and is a key milestone in male sexual development.
spermarche
the first menstrual period in a female. menarche
menarche
societal guidelines that define gender
Gender role
any unwanted sexual behavior that involves the use of force, coercion, or intimidation to impose one’s sexual will on another person
Sexual aggression
Our personal sense of being male, female, neither, or some combination of male and female
Gender Identity
a theory of social behavior that suggests that people learn new behaviors by observing and imitating others.
Social learning theory
A set of expected behaviors, attitudes, and traits based on gender
Gender typing
Blending traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine psychological characteristics
Androgyny
Thoughts, feeling, and actions related to our physical attraction to another
Sexuality
Have no sexual attraction towards others
Asexual
conducted landmark studies of male and female sexual behavior that helped usher in the “sexual revolution” of the 1960s and 1970s.
Alfred Kinsey
tells us what to do in sexual circumstances and which ones are good and which are bad
Social script
social psychologist who has published widely on the psychology of gender and social behavior.
Alice Eagly
The direction of one’s sexual attraction
Sexual Orientation
