PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sandra Bem, Chromosome, Secondary Sex Characteristic
30 Sep 2016
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Gender identity: one"s definition as a female or male: this develops between ages 2-3, most individuals establish gender identity according to their external reproductive organs. Transgender individuals: gender identity that is inconsistent with their reproductive organs. Gender attitudes: beliefs about the appropriate traits, interests, behaviours and roles of males and females. Prenatal sex differentiation: the biological process that influence the making of one"s physical sex. Stages of prenatal sex differentiation: chromosomes, gonads and hormones. Genetic females have 2 x chromosomes, while males have an x (from mom) and a y (from dad) Until the 6th week of development there are no differences between xx embryos and xy. At the 6th week, xy embryo directs undifferentiated gonadal tissue to become the testes. At the 12th week, xx embryos develop ovaries. 3: from here, sex development is led by androgens (male hormones) and estrogens (female hormones)
