gender

Question 1

difference between sex and gender?

Answer 1

sex: biological, male or female (or intersex), physical genetic difference in relation to reproductive anatomy
gender: cultural, social, physiological associated with masculinity and femininity

Question 2

define gender roles

Answer 2

• behaviours, attitudes and personality traits that are categorized as masculine or feminine by culture

Question 3

gender identity vs sexual orientation

Answer 3

gender identity: psychological sense of being male, female, neither, between, or all
sexual orientation: emotional and/or erotic attraction towards members of the opposite, same, or any gender/sex

Question 4

what percent of the population does NOT identify with the sex assigned at birth?

Answer 4

0.6%

Question 5

common labels under the genderqueer or non binary umbrella

Answer 5

• genderfluid (identifying as male, female, both or neither in different circumstances)
• agender (no gender to describe themselves, neutral)
• bigender (those who identify as two genders)

Question 6

When do children distinguish gender?

Answer 6

first birthday: gender by faces
second birthday: can label gender and sort objects into gender related categories
third: can identify their own gender

Question 7

define gender constancy

Answer 7

• developed between 4-6 y/o
• awareness that gender is constant and doesn’t change by changing external attributes

Question 8

when do gender stereotypes lose a hold on children?

Answer 8

between the ages 8-9, they become more flexible

Question 9

what is the developmental intergroup theory?

Answer 9

• adults heavy focus on gender leads to children paying attention to gender as key source of info about themselves and others
• actively seek out differences and form stereotypes that are hard to change

Question 10

define gender schema theory

Answer 10

argues that children are active learners who socialize themselves
- when people form the schemas, they make assumptions based on those beliefs

Question 11

define schema

Answer 11

mental representation or set of beliefs abt smth

Question 12

define the social learning theory/ how does it relate to gender roles?

Answer 12

people can learn new responses and behaviours by observing the behaviour of others
- when gender roles are forced, and punished when not followed, they strengthen