Sex, Gender, and Sex Role Stereotypes

Question 1

Sex

Answer 1

Biological and legal status of male or female determines by chromosomes

Question 2

Gender

Answer 2

Social psychological status as masc or fem according to social norms

Question 3

Gender dysphoria

Answer 3

Sex does not match personal feeling of gender identity

Question 4

Intersex

Answer 4

Person born with physical characteristics of both sexes
- has ambiguous genitals

Question 5

Sex role stereotype

Answer 5

Beliefs about what is expected for male and female in society reinforced by parents, school, media, peers

Question 6

Sex role stereotype reflective in population wide differences

Answer 6

Women are better at multi tasking
- male brain has more connections within a hemisphere (lateralised) and women have more across hemispheres

Question 7

Sex role stereotypes are based on

Answer 7

Exaggerations of reality

Question 8

Batista Family

Answer 8

4 children female at birth and grew a penis at puberty
- due to a lack of dihydrotesterone at prenatal so when exposed a puberty turned a male sex
- each changed to male gender identity and had no problems
- gender identity is flexible not fixed