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the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.
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culture
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an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe “proper” behavior.
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norm
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the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies.
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personal space
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giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
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individualism
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giving priority to group goals (often those of the extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly.
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collectivism
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any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy someone.
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aggression
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the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have two X chromosomes; males have one. An X chromosome from each parent produces a female child.
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X chromosome
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the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with an X chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child.
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Y chromosome
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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.
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testosterone
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a set of explanations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
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role
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a set of expected behaviors for males or for females.
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gender role
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our sense of being male or female.
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gender identity
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the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role.
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gender-typing
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the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished.
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social learning theory
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