Sex and Gender

Question 1

What is sex?

Answer 1

-Anatomical differences between biological males and females.

Question 2

What is gender?

Answer 2

-A person’s psychosocial status based how they identify themself

Question 3

What is gender dysphoria?

Answer 3

-Painful

Question 4

What are sex-role stereotypes?

Answer 4

• Stereotypes are sets of prejudices we have against particular subgroups of people which can pertain to anything; be it an innate trait such as ethnicity or a lifestyle attribute such as religion.
• Sex-role stereotypes are the stereotypes we have regarding males and females and what they “should or shouldn’t” do.

Question 5

What are the differences in brain structure between biological males and females?

Answer 5

-Female brains have better connections between the left and right hemispheres and so are more capable of completing multiple tasks at a time whilst male brains are more attuned to focusing on one thing at once.