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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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Gender typing
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The process by which children acquire behavior that is deemed appropriate to their sex
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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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Chromosomes
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One of the rodlike structures, found in the nucleus of every living cell, that carries 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 o 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; from roots meaning "hidden testes"
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Klinefelter syndrome
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A sex chromosome 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 termes pseudohermaphrodite
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Hermaphrodite
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A person who possesses both ovarian and testicular tissue; from the names of the male and female Greek gods Hermes and Aphrodite
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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 if intersexualism in which a genetic enzyme disorder prevents testosterone from masculinizing the external genitalia
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Transsexualism
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A condition in which people strongly desire to be of the other sex and live as a person of the other sex; referred to as gender identity disorder by the American Psychiatric Association
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Transgenderism
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(1) A synonym for transsexualism; (2) an activist movement seeking rights and pride for transgendered individuals (for many in the transgender-- or "trans"-- movement, the label transgender encompasses not only transsexual and transgender people, but also cross-dressers or transvestites, drag queens, drag kinds, intersexed individuals, and anyone nonconventionally gendered (i.e., anyone identifying or behaving in a manner that runs counter to expected societal norms concerning the gender assigned them after birth.)
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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 men who seek sex reassignment
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Autogynephilic
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Descriptive of transsexuals who are sexually stimulated by fantasies that their own bodies are female; from roots meaning "self," "woman," and "love" or "desire"
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Phalloplasty
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The surgical creation of 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 behavioral expectations for males and females
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Sexism
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The prejudgement that, because of her or his sex, a person will possess negative traits
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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; a way of itnerpreting experience or processing information
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Gender stability
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The concept that people ratain 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 stereotypical masculine traits and stereotypical feminine traits
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