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adolescence: the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
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gender: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
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gender identity: your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female
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gender role: the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness
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gender role socialization: the life long process of learning to be masculine or feminine primarily through 4 agents: families, schools, peers, and media
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gender role stereotypes: broad categories that reflect our impressions and beliefs about males and females
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hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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individuation: the quality of being individual
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primary sex characteristics: the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible
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puberty: the time of life when sex glands become functional
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secondary sex characteristics: nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair
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self concept: a sense of one's identity and personal worth
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self esteem: one's feelings of high or low self-worth
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sense of identity: CREATION OF AN IDEALIZED SELF IMAGE, AN EXTRAVAGANTLY POSITIVE VIEW OF THEMSELVES THAT EXISTS ONLY IN THEIR PERSONAL BELIEF SYSTEM
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socialization: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
