PSY E112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Transvestism, Gender Role, Emotion Classification
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Sex: biological makeup of an individual"s reproductive anatomy. Values, perceptions and attitudes that define what it is to be a man or woman. Gender recognition (gender roles [culturally specific expectations as to activities and thoughts each gender should engage in] and stereotypes [personality, skill and behavioural diff"s between sexes]) begins very early in life. 2-3 years old, children can identify own sex and that of others formation of gender identity (one"s sense of their own sex; acceptance in membership in particular group of people) Transgender: varying from cultural defined gender role. One"s gender identity does not match with one"s assigned sex. Gender roles placed on children by parents. As children age, treated differently b/c of cultural gender stereotypes. Differences in cognitive ability (biological in nature) Females better on verbally performing tasks. Emotions: brief displays of feelings in response to environmental events with a. Differing appraisals of situations) and behavioural responses (ex. body language)
