SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND Flashcards
“Change is the only permanent thing in this world” - by who?
Heraclitus
The concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the course of your life. This may include aspects of your life that you have no control over, such as where you grew up or the color of your skin, as well as choices you make in life, such as how you spend your time and what you believe. You demonstrate portions of your personal identity outwardly through what you wear and how you interact with other people. You may also keep some elements of your personal identity to yourself, even when these parts of yourself are very important.
personal identities
which can be understood as the way an individual expresses and understands themselves in relation to their sex, is often used interchangeably with the term sex.
gender
which is indicated by biological sex characteristics, such as genitals, hormones and sex organ
sex
which is indicated by biological sex characteristics, such as genitals, hormones and sex organ
intersex
this is a broad term often used to refer to either transsexual and/or transgender. Generally speaking, trans refers to when a person identifies with the opposite gender.
trans
transsexual individuals identify as the opposite gender to their biological sex. Physical transformations, e.g. genital reassignment surgery or hormone therapy, may be undertaken to change sex.
transexual
this is a broad term that like trans, covers a range of identities and or behaviours. Transgender is most often used to describe non traditional gender behaviours or identities.
transgender
refers to a range of conditions where a person’s sex is not strictly male or female. This may be due to the presence of male and female sex characteristics, or the underdevelopment of primary sex characteristics. For many this will be apparent at birth, but there are some intersex conditions that not apparent until puberty, when an individual istrying to conceive or that may never be diagnosed.
intersex
refers to when people tend to be attracted to the opposite sex or gender. Gay: gay refers to same- sex attraction and is most often used to inreference to men.
heterosexual or straight
refers to women who are mostly attracted to other women, or people identifying as women.
lesbian
refers to individuals who are attracted to both sexes and genders
bisexual
also often to indicate a diverse sexuality, and attraction to people regardless of their gender.
pansexual or pan
refers to individuals who do not or have not yet experienced sexual attraction to anyone.
asexual
