Sex and gender

Question 1

What is the definition of sex?

Answer 1

A person’s biological status as male or female.

Question 2

What chromosomes does a male have?

Answer 2

XY

Question 3

What chromosomes does a female have?

Answer 3

XX

Question 4

What is the definition of gender?

Answer 4

The psychological and cultural differences between males and females.

Question 5

Why is sex classed as nature?

Answer 5

As it is innate

Question 6

Why is gender classed as nurture?

Answer 6

As it is environmentally determined.

Question 7

What is gender heavily influenced by?

Answer 7

Social norms and cultural expectations.

Question 8

What is gender dysphoria?

Answer 8

When a person’s biological sex doesn’t reflect the way they feel inside and the gender they identify with.

Question 9

What are sex-role stereotypes?

Answer 9

Set of beliefs and preconceived ideas about what is expected or appropriate for males and females in a society or social group.

Question 10

Describe Ingalhalikar’s study - Brain connections

Answer 10

• Scanned brains of 949 young men and women.
• Women have better connections between the left and right sides of the brain: better at multitasking.
• Men show more intense activity within the brain’s individual parts: better at focusing on one task.