Genes, Culture, & Gender

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to the lecture on genes, culture, and gender, including definitions and explanations based on the lecture content.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process by which heritable traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce are passed to next generations.

Cisgender

Individuals whose gender identity matches their biological sex.

Transgender

Individuals whose gender identity differs from their biological sex.

Gender Role

A set of behavioral expectations associated with being male or female.

Epigenetics

The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without DNA change.

Attraction

The qualities that draw individuals to one another, often associated with reproductive success.

Culture

The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.

Interaction (in context of biology and environment)

A relationship in which the effect of one factor depends on another factor.

Gender Differences

Variations in characteristics between women and men, such as aggression and social connectedness.

Evolutionary Psychology

A field that explains cognition and behavior in terms of genetic factors that evolved over time.