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32 Cards in this Set
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Gender |
The roles and characteristics that a culture expects from those defined as Male and Female |
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Aggression |
Any act intended to harm someone physically or emotionally |
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Relational Aggression |
An act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a persons relationship or social standing |
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X Chromosome |
The sex chromosome found in both men and women. females have two X chromosomes; hales have one. An X chromosome from each parent produces a female child. |
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Y Chromosome |
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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Testosterone |
The most important male sex hormone. 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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Puberty |
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing |
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Primary Sex Characteristics |
The body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible. |
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Secondary Sex Characteristics |
Non-reproductive sexual traits, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality and body hair. |
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Spermarche |
First ejaculation. |
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Menarche |
The first menstrual period. |
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Intersex |
Possessing biological sexual characteristics of both sexes. |
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Role |
A set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave. |
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Gender Role |
A set of expected behaviors for males or for females. |
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Gender Identity |
Our sense of being male or female |
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Social learning theory |
The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished. |
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Gender Typing |
The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role. |
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Androgyny |
Displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics |
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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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Asexual |
Having no sexual attraction to others. |
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Estrogens |
Sex hormones that contribute to female sex characteristics and are secreted in greater amounts by females then by males. In nonhuman female mammals, estrogen levels peak during ovulation, promoting sexual receptivity. |
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Sexual Response Cycle |
The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson--Excitement, Plateau, Orgasm, and Resolution. |
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Refractory Period |
A resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm |
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Sexual Dysfunctions |
A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning |
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Erectile Disorder |
Inability to develop or maintain an erection due to insufficient blood flow to the penis. |
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Premature Ejaculation |
Sexual climax that occurs before the man or his partner wishes. |
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Female Orgasmic Disorder |
Distress due to infrequently or never experiencing orgasm |
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Paraphilias |
Sexual arousal from fantasies; behaviors, or urges involving nonhuman objects, the suffering of self or others, and or non consenting persons. |
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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) |
a life-threatening, sexually transmitted infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS depletes the immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to infections. |
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Sexual Orientation |
An enduring sexual attraction toward members of either ones own sex (homosexual orientation), the other sex (Heterosexual orientation), or both sexes (bisexual orientation). |
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Evolutionary Psychology |
The study of how our behavior and mind have charged in adaptive ways over time due to natural selection. |
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Natural Selection |
The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on by succeeding generations. |