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10 Cards in this Set
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Sex |
Biological status of being either male or female |
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Gender |
Psychological and social aspects of being either male or female |
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Sex role stereotypes |
Shared expectations within a society about what is acceptable or usual behavior for males and females |
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What is one study for sex role stereotypes |
The stereotype that women are better at multi tasking than men is supported BT a study which used MRI scans to study the brains of 949 men and woman, they found that women's brain have more active connections between the two hemispheres, compared to the connections found in men. |
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How do you measure androgyny |
Measure androgyny by the Bem sex role inventory, it is a scale developed by Sandra it consists of 60 adjectives,20M, 20F, 20gender neutral, each is rated on a 7point scale. And then each section is calculated Sandra found 34%males and 27%females scored as being androgynous |
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Evaluation for androgyny and BSRI |
1. Androgyny is advantageous, research supports the claim that A people are more flexible in their behaviour, psychologist found that individuals have high self esteem and a better sense of emotional well being 2.research to show androgyny reduces the vulnerability to depression 3.contradicting evidence to show masculine traits lead to low depression 4.lacks temporal and population validity 5.subjective, unreliable |
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Role of chromosome in sex and gender |
Your sex is determined by the sex chromosomes, xx is female and xy is male Sex chromosomes carry genetic information that controls the development as male or female, Y chromosome triggers testosterone which masculines the body and without the Y the foetus will develop as a female |
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Klinefelter syndrome |
Due to having xxy chromosomes, baby born with a penis and develops as a male however they have small testesz reduced facial and pubic hair and less muscular They have poor language and reading development |
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Turner's syndrome |
1 X chromosome (XO) ovaries fail to develop. breasts don't develop, chest is shielded and the neck is webbed however high reading ability |
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Evaluation for the role of chromosomes |
1.Research support that Y chromosome influences male behaviour, gene called SRY in the Y chromosome plays a role, KOOPMAN...implanted the gene in female mouse foetuses and were born male and sane goes for reverse 2.David reimar, raised as a girl but nature over nurture turned back as male, gender predetermined by genes 3. Case study can't generalise 4. Don't consider environmental factors opposite to David reimar the child still adopted the female gender role 5. Atypical sex chromosome has led to more effective diagnosis and treatment |
