human sexuality 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Gender Identity | personal sense of self as a man or woman, can be opposite of your anatomical sex |
| Gender Role | Your outward expression of your gender identity, what you say, how you dress etc |
| Gender Stereotyping | oversimplified rigid beliefs that all people of a certain gender behave in a certain way |
| BEM sex role inventory | masculine, feminine, androgynous, undifferentiated |
| Androgynous | a person who scores really high in both femininity and masculinity |
| Undifferentiated | a person who scores really low in both femininity and masculinity |
| What do most people see gender/sex as? What is it really? | Most people see it as dichotomous. ( one or the other) but it is really continuous |
| What does the hypothalamus control as far as gender is concerned? | gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation |
| What is the role of hormones in the 1st 6 weeks after conception? | They allow genitalia to develop both internal and external. Everything is bipotential meaning it could either develop into female or male. Nature programs everyone female unless there is a testosterone peak the 7th week |
| what is the likelihood someone will develop a chromosome abnormality | 1/426 |
| Klinefelters syndrome | extra x chromosome in men have enlarged hips and breasts, often have gender identity problems |
| Stella Walsh syndrome | an individual has both xx and xy chromosomes. named after olympic gold medalist |
| Turners Syndrome | XO- there is a blank spot where a chromosome should be never fully develop ovaries, dont usually have GI problems and identify female |
| Hermaphroditism | rare- due to differentiation failure of primary gonads, both male and female genitalia develop in an individual some extreme cases have ambiguous (cant tell either way) genitalia |
| pseudo hermaphroditism | a person who has a proper set of gonads (either all male or female) but the exterior genitalia are either ambiguous or opposite |
| what causes pseudo hermaphroditism? | AGS-adrenalgenital syndrome; adrenal glands secrete too much masculinizing hormones during development (internal normal, genitalia hard to tell) Androgen insensitivity syndrome- testicles secrete normal amounts of testosterone,but tissues dont respond |
| Gender identity Disorder | when a person's biological sexual characteristics do not match the person's mental idea of his or her gender. |
| what do most people with GID consider themselves as in reference to their GI? | Most people consider themselves heterosexual to their gender identity. Ie a man with a female gender identity would be attracted to a man |
| transvestite | someone who cross dresses for sexual arousal and has no gender identity issue-NOT the same as transgender |
| Transgender/transsexual | an adult whose gender identity does not match their anatomical sex has to do with gender identity not sexual orientation |
| Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory | Our labido (sexual energy) changes over time as children develop and identify with the same sex parent |
| Oedipus/Electra Complex | competition with the same sex parent over unconscious labido for opposite sex parent. |
| Social learning Theory | We learn our gender identity based on the attitudes and situations around us. Girls are reinforced for girly behavior, boys for masculine behavior |
| Social modeling theory | behaviors are learned through imitation of and observation of same sex parent |
| cognitive development theory | Our gender identity develops because infants are naturally curious and are seeking to attain information |
| Evolutionary/Sociobiological model | reproductive pressures shape gender identity ie; womens role develops based on what makes a good mother, a mans role develops based on what woman are looking for to preserve their lineage |
| sociocultural model | gender is socially motivated because society has different expectations of men and women; if there was no norm then everyone would be the same (generally not accepted as true) |
| anti feminism | women promoting the return to the home life |
| feminism | women who promote gender equality |
| pro man | men who promote segregating boys to preserve masculinity |
| why are teens becoming more sexualized? | media, biology, tolerance, changing beliefs |
| what are some current trends among teens? | wider gap btwn puberty and marriage (starting younger, getting married later) more permissive attitudes, less on abstinence separation of sex and marriage |
| early adolescent romance | <14, want companionship,totality, enthusiasm less intimate, more for excitement-holding hands kissing |
| late adolescent romance | >15, want trust,stability, support relationships are more intimate, become sexual around 15 |
| what happens as a dating status changes and becomes more intimate? | sexual desires mature. the longer the relationship the more intimate it becomes |
| sequential/concurrent relationships | relationships at the same time or back to back high diagnosis of stds due to lower condom use not uncommon |
| Boys top reasons for sex | -heighten social status 1)attraction 2)desire to please 3)being in love 4)feeling safe |
| Girls top reasons for having sex | want to express love 1)attraction 2)feeling safe 3)being in love 4) desire to please |
| sexual orientation | a distinct preference for sexual partners of a particular sex in the presence of clear alternatives |
| sexual fluidity | sexual orientation can change over a persons lifetime |
| sexual orientation is composed of | affective-emotions self identity biological |
| sexual orientation is caused by | biological psychological sociocultural |
| bisexual | a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes |
| pansexual | a person who likes people based on who they are not their gender |
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