PSYC 5 Flashcards
The socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female.
Gender
Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.
Aggression
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.
X Chromosome
The sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child.
Y Chromosome
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.
Testosterone
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
Puberty
The body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible.
Primary Sex Characteristics
Non-reproductive sexual traits, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair.
Secondary Sex Characteristics
The first menstrual period.
Menarche
A set of expected behaviors for males or for females.
Gender Role
A sex of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
Role
Our sense of being male or female.
Gender Identity
The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished.
Social Learning Theory
The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role.
Gender Typing
An umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex.
Transgender
