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36 Cards in this Set
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Gender
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The psychological state of being female or being male, as influenced by cultural concepts of gender-appropriate behavior. Compare and contrast the concept of gender with anatomic sex, which is based on the physical differences between females and males.
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Sexual Differentiation
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The process by which males and females develop distinct reproductive anatomy.
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Chromosome
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One of the rodlike structures, found in the nucleus of every living cell, that carry the genetic code in the form of genes.
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Zygote
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A fertilized ovum (egg cell).
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Embryo
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The stage of prenatal development that begins with implantation of a fertilized ovum in the uterus and concludes with development of the major organ systems at about two months after conception.
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Androgens
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Male sex hormones.
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Testosterone
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The male sex hormone that fosters the development of male sex characteristics and is connected with the sex drive.
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Inguinal Canal
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A fetal canal that connects the scrotum and the testes, allowing their descent.
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Cryptorchidism
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The condition defined by undescended testes.
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Klinefelter Syndrome
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A sex-chromosomal disorder caused by an extra X sex chromosome.
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Gender Identity
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One's belief that one is male or female.
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Sex Assignment
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The labeling of a newborn as a male or female. Also termed gender assignment.
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Intersexual
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A person who possesses the gonads of one sex but external genitalia that are ambiguous or typical of the other sex. (Also termed pseudohermaphrodite.)
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Hermaphrodite
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A person who possesses both ovarian and testicular tissue.
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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A form of intersexualism in which a genetic female has internal female sexual structures but masculinized external genitals.
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Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome
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A form of intersexualism in which a genetic male is prenatally insensitive to androgens such that his genitals are not normally masculinized.
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Dominican Republic Syndrome
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A form of intersexualism in which a genetic enzyme disorder prevents testosterone from masculinizing the external genitalia.
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Transsexuals
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People who strongly desire to be of the strongly desire to be of the other sex and live as a person of the other sex.
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Gender Dysphoria
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A sense of incongruity between one's anatomic sex and one's gender identity.
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Homosexual Transsexuals
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Extremely feminine gay males who seek sex reassignment.
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Autogynephilic (aw-toe-gone-uh-FEE-lick)
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Descriptive of transsexuals who are sexually stimulated by fantasies that their own bodies are female.
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Phalloplasty
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The surgical procedure of creating an artificial penis.
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Stereotype
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A fixed, conventional idea about a group of people.
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Gender Roles
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Complex clusters of expectations for males and females to behave.
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Sexism
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The prejudgment that, because of her or his sex, a person will possess negative traits.
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Female-Superior Position
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A coital position in which the woman is on top.
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Male-Superior Position
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A coital position in which the man is on top.
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Gender Typing
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The process by which children acquire behavior that is deemed appropriate to their sex.
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Identification
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In psychoanalytic theory, the process of incorporating within ourselves our perceptions of the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of others.
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Oedipus Complex
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According to psychoanalytic theory, a conflict of the phallic stage in which the boy wishes to possess his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love.
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Socialization
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The process of guiding people into socially acceptable behavior patterns by means of information, rewards, and punishments.
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Schema
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Concept; way of interpreting experience or processing information.
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Gender Stability
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The concept that people retain their genders for a lifetime.
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Gender Constancy
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The concept that people's genders do not change, even if they alter their dress or behavior.
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Gender Schema
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A cluster of mental representations about male and female physical qualities, behaviors, and personality traits.
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Psychological Androgyny
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A state characterized by possession of both sterotypical masculine traits and stereotypical feminine traits.
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