Module 12

Front 1

culture

Back 1

the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

Front 2

norm

Back 2

an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. They prescribe "proper" behavior

Front 3

personal space

Back 3

the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies

Front 4

individualism

Back 4

giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications

Front 5

collectivism

Back 5

giving priority to goals of one's group (often one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly

Front 6

aggression

Back 6

physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone

Front 7

X chromosome

Back 7

the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have two of these and males have one. If received from both parents, it produces a female child

Front 8

Y chromosome

Back 8

the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child

Front 9

testosterone

Back 9

the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty

Front 10

role

Back 10

a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

Front 11

gender role

Back 11

a set of expected behaviors for males or for females

Front 12

gender identity

Back 12

our sense of being male or female

Front 13

gender typing

Back 13

the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role

Front 14

social learning theory

Back 14

the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished