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Androgynous
Term describing one who incorporates both masculine and feminine qualities.
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Bisexuals
individuals who accept other-sex and same-sex individuals as sexual partners
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constructionists
people with the perspective that gender cannot be divorced form its context
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cross-sex-typed
condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex but exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with the other sex
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feminine
description of trait, behavior, or interest assigned to the female gender role
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feminism
belief that men and women should be treated equally
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gender
term used to refer to the social categories of male and female
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gender culture
each society's or culture's conceptualization of gender roles
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gender identity/ gender role
one's perception of oneself as psychologically male or female
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gender role
expectations that go along with being male or female
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gender-role attitude
one's personal view about how men and women should behave
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heterosexuals
individuals who prefer other-sex sexual partners
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homosexuals
individuals who prefer same-sex sexual partners
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interrole conflict
experience of conflict between expectations of two or more roles that are assumed simultaneously
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intersex
a person who is born with ambiguous genitalia
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intrarole conflict
experience of conflict between expectations within a given role
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masculine
description of a trait, behavior, or interest assigned to th emale gender role
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maximalists
persons who maintain there are important differences between the two sexes
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minimalists
person who maintain the two sexes are fundamentally the same
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role
social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations
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sex
term used to refer to the biological categories of male and female
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sex discrimination
behavioral component of one's attitude toward men and women that involves differential treatment of people based on their biological sex
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sexism
affective component of one's attitude toward sex characterized by demonstration of prejudice toward poeple based on their sex
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sex-related behavior
behavior that corresponds to sex but is not necessarily caused by sex
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sex stereotype/ gender-role stereotype
cognitive component of one's attitude toward sex
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sex-typed
condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex and exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with that sex
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sex typing
acquisition of sex-appropriate preferences, behaviors, skills, and self-concept (i.e., the acquisition of gender roles)
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sexual orientation
preference to have other-sex or same-sex persons as sexual partners
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transgender
descriptive term referring to an individual whose psychological sex is not congruent with biological sex
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transsexuals
persons whose biological sex have been changed surgically to reflect their psychological sex
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