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Sex |
Being genetically male (XY) or female (XX) |
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Gender |
A person's sense of maleness or femaleness (psychological/social construct) |
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Sex-Role Stereotypes |
Set of shared expectations within a social group about what men and women should do/think |
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Androgyny |
Combination of both male and female characteristics |
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BSRI |
Bem Sex Role Inventory. Psychological test to measure androdyny |
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Chromosomes |
X shaped bodies that carry all genetic information (DNA) |
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Hormones |
Body's chemical messengers travelling through bloodstream. Influences mood, stress responses and bonding |
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Intersex |
Describe individual who is neither distinctly male or female. Could be through mismatch between chromosomes and genitals |
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Klinefelters Syndrome |
XXY configuration. 1/1000 males. Taller, less muscular, reduced testosterone, less facial hair, broader hips, possible bread tissue, often infertile. |
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Turners Syndrome |
XO configuration. 1 in 2000 females at birth. Shorter than usual, lack of monthly periods (underdeveloped overies), small lower jaw, webbed neck, narrow hips, misshapen internal organs. |