sex & gender Flashcards
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Batista Family: Imperato-McGinley et al (1974)
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- studied a family from Dominican Republic
- 4 of children were identified as girls at birth & raised as
- changed into males at puberty
- had rare genetic disorder which meant their male genitalia wasn’t external at birth
- chemical was missed during pregnancy which normally externalises genitalia
- due to puberty dihydrotestosterone was present
- abandoned their female gender identity & adapted to their roles as males
- suggests that gender identity may be flexible
2
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Batista Family
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- supports idea that gender identity can change
- criticised as it should be interpreted with caution
- Dominican republic had a highly patriarchal society & they were described as ‘miracles’
3
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intersex
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- some children are exposed to hormonal imbalance in the womb
- meant that their genitals appeared either male or female at birth
- parents are often encouraged to opt for surgery to make sex clearer
- Germany 2013: became 1st country to introduce a 3rd gender category ‘X’
- prevents parents making choices about their child’s sex
4
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David Reimer
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- circumcision was done on twins & it went wrong on one of them
- parents advised to raise him as a girl after sex reconstruction surgery
- didn’t feel like a girl & parents told him the truth
- supports idea that biology is influential to gender
5
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Gender neutral parenting
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- raising a child with no gender stereotypes
6
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Sex role stereotypes
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- set of shared expectations that people in society or culture hold about what’s acceptable for males & females
- shown through media , parents , peers & reinforced by society
7
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Sex
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- biological differences between males & females ( hormones, chromosomes & anatomy)
- innate & due to nature
8
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Gender
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- psychological & cultural differences between males & female (attitudes , behaviours & social roles)
- environmentally determined & due to nurture
- fluid concept dependant on social context in which a person is in
