Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Caitlyn Jenner, Fallopian Tube, Human Female Sexuality

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Human sexuality lecture 3: the scientific study of sex: introduction and history. Can be a noun, can refer to maleness and femaleness. Male and female : chromosomal sex xx, xy, other. Anatomical sex- can refer to what you have, anatomically: penis, vagina, testes, ovaries, prostate, fallopian tubes, intersex. When you say i am male you are referring to an internal sense of identity, your sexual identity as a male, female, unsure . I am a male, female, or transitioning or unsure . Sexual identity may or may not match an individual"s chromosomal, anatomical, or hormonal sex. Bruce jenner- her anatomical sex didn"t match her identity. Attraction and sexual arousal define sexual orientation not behaviour. 2 days before the impeachment of bill clinton saying he never had sex with monica lewinsky- he published an article of what people mean when they say they had sex -unintentionally supportive of bill.