Test 1 Ch.1 Flashcards
Why are there gender neutral clothes for babies under the age of 1 year
Because many people buy clothes for the baby before they are born, TF, not know what sex it will be.
What is the biological fault? But what is the social default? (when in doubt assume_____)
Female
the embryo is destined to become female unless exposed to male hormones.
Male
(Boy)
refers to the biological categories of female and male, categories distinguished by genes, chromosomes, and hormones
Sex
Does culture have an influence on one’s sex?
No
this refers to social categories of mail and female
Gender
These categories are distinguished from one another by a set of psychological features and role attributes that society has assigned to the biological category of sex
Gender
What is an example of a trait that we ascribe to men? and what is a trait that we ascribe to women?
Men=competitiveness
Women= emotional
Is sex defined in the same way across cultures?
yes
How is male a male biologically?
bc of the Y chromosome he posses
what does a person who is nurturant mean?
a person who is behaving in a way consistent with the social category for women
What is the content of gender categories influenced by?
society, culture, and time
Implies the behavior corresponds to sex, but it does not say anything about the cause if ideology of the difference
Sex-related behavior
a social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations
role
a term that better captures society’s influence on the biologically based categories of females and male is
gender
includes the traits, behaviors, and interests that society has assigned to the male gender role
masculine
