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Definitions and Concepts of Gender and Sexuality PSY111.02 Intro to Psychology

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gender   socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women  
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aggression   men tend to be more physically aggressive; women's aggression is more relational  
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X chromosome   mother always contributes an X chromosome in prenatal development;  
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Y chromosome   father may contribute an X or a Y. meaning XX=female and XY=male  
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testosterone   most important male sex hormones. both males & females have it, but additional testosterone in males stimulates growth of sex organs in fetus  
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puberty   the period of sexual maturation during which a person becomes capable of reproducing  
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primary sex characteristics   body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible  
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secondary sex characteristics   non-reproductive sexual traits: female breasts and hips and male voice quality and body hair  
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menarche   the first menstrual period  
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gender role   set of expected behaviors for males or for females  
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role   set of expectations (normS) about social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave  
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gender identity   our sense of being male or female  
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social learning theory   theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished  
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gender typing   the way some children seem more attuned than others in traditional male and female roles  
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transgender   an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex  
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estrogens   sex hormones, such as estradiol, secreted in greater amounts in females and contributing to female sex characteristics  
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sexual response cycle   four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson--excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution  
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refractory period   resting period after orgasm, during which a male cannot achieve another orgasm  
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sexual dysfunction   problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning  
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paraphilias   experiencing sexual arousal from fantasies, behaviors, or urges involving non-human objects, the suffering of self or others, and/or non-consenting persons  
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AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)   life-threatening, sexually transmitted infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Aids depletes immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to infections  
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sexual orientation   an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex (homosexual), the other sex (heterosexual), or both sexes (bisexual)  
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