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19 Cards in this Set
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sex
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biologically male or female based on genetic and anatomical sex
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genetic sex
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one’s chromosomal/hormonal sex characteristics (xx/xy; estrogen or testosterone dominates)
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anatomical sex
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physical sex (gonads, uterus, vulva, vagina, penis, etc)
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assigned gender
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gender given by others
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gender roles
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attitudes, behaviors, rights, responsibilities that particular cultural groups associate w/ each sex
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gender role stereotype
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rigidly held, oversimplified and over generalized belief about how each gender should behave
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gender
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the collection of psychological traits that differ b/w males & females
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gender identity
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a person’s subjective sense of being male or female
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sexual orientation
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the direction of a person’s sexual feelings, whether toward persons of the opposite sex (heterosexual), the same sex (homosexual), or both (bisexual)
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stereotype
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a false or over generalized belief about an entire class of people
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androgynous
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having a combination of masculine & feminine traits
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transgender
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a person who identifies with the other sex (broader term than transsexual)
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transsexual
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person who identifies w/ other sex and who has made a transition to the other sex by medical means (including hormone treatment or reassignment surgery)
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autogynephilia
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a form of male-to-female transexuality characterized by a man’s sexual arousal at the though of becoming a woman (not the only reason for transgender!)
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transvestism
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wearing clothes of the other sex for purposes of sexual arousal
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cross-dressing
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to wear the clothing of the other sex for any variety of reasons
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drag
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the wearing of exaggerated clothing of one gender by the other gender, often for entertainment purposes
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gender schema
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cognitive organization of the world according to gender (differs by culture)
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homophobia
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entire spectrum of anti-gay attitudes & behaviors
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