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26 Cards in this Set
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Sex |
Genetic, anatomic |
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Gender |
Psycho social meaning of femaleness or maleness |
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Gender Identity |
Subjective sense of being male or female |
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Gender (Sex) role |
Cultural norms for female or male behavior |
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Gonadal Sex |
Ovaries or testes |
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Hormonal Sex |
Estrogen and androgen |
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Turner’s syndrome XO
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Normal externally but lack reproduction abilities |
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Klinefelter’s syndrome XXY
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Anatomically male
Lack continued development, Undersized penis and testesLittle or no interest in sexual activity |
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) |
Male fetus insensitive to androgens, looks female and usually raised so until menarche doesn’t begin
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Fetally androgenized females
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Female fetus exposed to too many androgens, looks partially male
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DHT-deficient males
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Born looking more female, until puberty, testosterone causes testes to descend and a penis to developMost have been raised female until puberty
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•Transexualism
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Gender identity is opposite to biological sex
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Transgendered
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Appearance and/or behavior does not conform to traditional gender roles
Variations of transgendered behaviors |
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Agents of Socialization
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Parental expectations, Peers School teachers and textbooks, Television and gender-based stereotypes, Religious training
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Androgyny
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Having characteristics of both genders
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Aphrodisiacs
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Substances believed to arouse sexual desire or increase capacity for sexual activity
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Anaphrodisiacs
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Inhibits sexual behavior
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Testosterone
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Linked to sexual desire and genital sensitivity
Role as major libido hormone in females |
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Antiandrogen drugs
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Reduce level of testosterone in the blood stream
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Hypogonadism
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Testosterone deficiency caused by certain diseases of the endocrine system
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Estrogens
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Overall link between estrogen and female sexual behavior is unclear
Help produce lubrication |
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Oxytocin |
Secreted during cuddling and physical intimacyIncreased skin sensitivity
High levels associated with orgasmic release for women and men |
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Master’s and Johnson’s Four Phase Model
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Excitement, Plateau, Orgasm, Resolution |
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Large increase in these during passionate love
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Norepinephrine
Dopamine Phenylethylamine (PEA) |
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Increase during committed relationships
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Endorphins
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Types of bisexuality
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Real orientation, Transitory orientation, Homosexual denial
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