gender and society

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  • 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