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level: GENDER

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level questions: GENDER

Question	Answer
the biological differences between males and females including chromosomes, hormones and anatomy.	Sex
the psychological and cultural differences between males and females including attitudes, behaviours and social roles.	Gender
a set of beliefs and preconceived ideas about what is expected or appropriate for males and females in a given society.	Sex-Role Stereotype
displaying a balance of masculine and feminine characteristics in one's personality.	Androgyny
the first systematic attempt to measure androgyny using a rating scale of 60 traits to produce scores across two dimensions: masculinity-femininity and androgynous-undifferentiated.	Bem Sex Role Inventory
found in the nucleus of living cells carrying information in the form of genes; the twenty-third pair of chromosomes determines biological sex.	Chromosomes
chemical substances that circulate in the bloodstream and only affect target organs. They are produced in large quanties but disappear quickly. They have very powerful effects and regulate the activity of certain cells or organs.	Hormones
a hormone from the androgen group that is produced mainly in the male testes (and in smaller amounts in the female ovaries). It is associated with aggressiveness.	Testosterone
the primary female homorone, playing an important role in the menstrual cycle and repoductive system.	Oestrogen
a hormone which causes contraction of the uterus during labour and stimulate lactation.	Oxytocin
any sex chromosome that deviates from the ususal XX/XY formation and which tends to be associated with a distinct pattern of physical and psychological symptoms.	Atypical Sex Chromosome Patterns
a syndrome affecting males in which an individual's genotype has an extra X chromosome, characteristiced by a tall thin physique, small infertile testes and enlarged breasts.	Klinefelter's Syndrome
a chromonal disorder in which affected women have only one X chromosome, causing developmental abnormalities and infertility.	Turner's Syndrome
acquired around age 2, the child recognises that they are a boy or a girl and posseses the ability to label others as such.	Gender Identity
accquired around age 4, the child understands that their own gender is fixed and they will be male or female when they are older, however, they cannot apply this to other people.	Gender Stablilty
usually accquired around age 6/7, the child realises that gender is consistent over time and situations, they begin to identify with people of their own gender and start to behave in gender-appropriate ways.	Gender Constancy
an organised set of beliefs and expectations related to gender that are derived from experiences. Schemas guide a person's understanding of their own gender and gender appropriate behaviour in general.	Gender Schema
a desire to be associated with a particular person or group often because they posses certain desirable characteristics.	Identification
an individual adopts the attitudes and/or behaviour of another.	Internalisation
a set of behaviours and attitudes that are considered appropriate for one gender and inappropriate for the other.	Gender Roles
the ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular group of people or society.	Culture
characterised by strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one's own assigned sex. People with GID desire to live as members of the opposite sex and often dress and use mannerisms associated with the opposite gender. (also referred to as transgenderism or gender dysphroia).	Gender Identity Disorder