Chapter 11: Gender and Sexuality

This set of flashcards covers important vocabulary and concepts related to gender, sexuality, and related psychological disorders.

Cisgender

An individual whose gender identity corresponds with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Androgens

The class of sex hormones that are predominant in males, such as testosterone.

Estrogens

The class of sex hormones that are predominant in females, such as estradiol.

Gender Schema Theory

A cognitive-evolutionary approach suggesting that gender typing emerges as children develop mental frameworks of their culture's gender-appropriate behaviors.

Overt Aggression

Physical or verbal behavior that directly harms another person, often contrasted with relational aggression.

Sexual Selection

An evolutionary mechanism in which certain traits are favored because they increase an individual's success in attracting mates.

Gender Stereotypes

Broad and oversimplified generalizations about the traits, behaviors, and roles typically associated with men and women.

Sexual Scripts

Socially learned patterns and stereotyped sequences of events that individuals use to guide their sexual behavior and expectations.