Chapter 10-The Development Of Self And Gender

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Self

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The characteristics, emotions, and beliefs people have about themselves, including an understanding that people are unique individuals.

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I-Self

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The conscious awareness that you exist as a separate person and that you can affect others.

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Me-self

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What you know about and how you describe yourself.

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Self-representaions

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The ways people describe themselves

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Self-evaluations

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The opinions people have and judgments they make about their own characteristics.

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Self-esteem

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The emotions people feel about themselves

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Social Comparison

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The process of comparing our own qualities and performances to those of our peers.

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Self- Regulation

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The ability to control our own behavior, emotions, or thoughts and change them to meet the demands of the situation.

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Modeling

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The process of imitating, practicing, and internalizing others' behavior.

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Sex

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The male or female physical and biological characteristics of the body.

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Gender

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All the physical, cognitive, and behavioral traits that characterize people of one sex.

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Gender Role

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The social expectations for each sex within a particular culture (Sex role)

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Gender concept

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The understanding that a person's sex is a permanent feature and cannot be altered through changes in surface features like hair or clothing.

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Sex-typed behavior

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Behavior that matches the gender-role expectations of a culture.

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Puberty

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The process of physical maturation that leads to the physical capability to reproduce.

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Spermarche

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The first ejaculation experienced by a male

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Androgens

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One type of sex hormone, released in greater concentrations by males.

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Estrogens

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One type of sex hormone, released in greater concentrations by females.

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Menarche

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The first menstrual period for females, usually occurring around 12-13 years of age.

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Body Image

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The way a person thinks about his or her body and how it looks to others.

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Late Maturation

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When the physical changes of puberty do not occur until after they do in the majority of one's peers

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Early Maturation

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When the physical changes of puberty occur earlier than they do in the majority of one's peers.

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Sexual Orientation

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Tendency to be attracted to people of the same sex, opposite sex, or of both sexes.

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Relational Aggression

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Aggression intended to hurt others or harm social relationships through social means like name calling or exclusion.

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Gender constancy

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The understanding that gender remains the same despite superficial changes in appearance or behavior.

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Gender Schema Theory

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The theory that gender knowledge consists of a gender schema, a cognitive network of gender-related information that organizes gender knowledge and guides expectations and behavior.

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Gender Intensification

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The process of conforming more and more closely to gender stereotypes in behavior, emotions, and activities. It is common in adolescence.

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Androgony

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Possession of many masculine as well as many feminine psychological characteristics.