gender and society

• sex- the biological aspect of sex: maleness or femaleness
• gender- the social interpretation of sex: masclinity, femenity, and etc.
• sexuality- the totality of our own experience of our sex and gender
• sex chromosome- chromosomal markers that distinguish males (xy) and female (xx)
• intersex- individuals with composite genitals ( possessing both the characteristics of male and female genitals
• sex- biological dimension of your gender and sexuality
• sex is also called biological self or physical self
• hermaphroditism- baby's genital is conglomerate of female and male organ
• hermaphroditism comes from the greek word hermes from a greek god and aphrodite a female greek goddess
• intersexuality- having the male and female genitals
• hermaphroditism or intersexuality happens 1 in 1500 birth according to american psychological association 2006
• chromosomes- protein molecules that carry genetic information from one generation to the next
• sex chromosomes- marks the persons biological sex
• testosterone- associated to sex drive and aggression
• estrogen or progesterone- associated to lactation, menstruation, and other female reproductive function
• heteronormativity- determining the norms of gender and sexuality
• gender- sense of who we are
• transgender- a person whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth
• sexual orientation- our emotional and sexual attraction to a person
• at the age of 6 to 8 we develop attraction towards other people
• adolescence- when we discover our emotional and sexual attraction towards other people