PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Webbed Neck, Cisgender, Femininity
14 Dec 2018
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Sex: biological properties that determine status as male or female. Hormones (progesterone & estrogen higher in women, men have higher level of testosterone) Chromosomes (23 chromosome pairs); determine the sex (xx, female & xy, male) Gonads: glands that produce sex hormones, and generate cells that will be used in reproduction (ovaries produce eggs, testes produce sperm) External genitalia (women have a vagina, men have a penis and testes) Secondary sec characteristics (characteristics that do not play a role in reproduction, traits that distinguish male & females); facial hair, bigger breasts, etc social and psychological aspects of being male or female. Cisgender: match with biological sex and gender identity. Androgynous (high on both); good to have all these things because. Disorders of sexual development congenital conditions where the development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex is typical. Klinefelter"s syndrome: only in men, smaller testes, speech and language problems, larger breasts.
