Psych Sex Roles ch 1

Term describing one who incorporates both masculine and feminine qualities. 

individuals who accept other-sex and same-sex individuals as sexual partners

people with the perspective that gender cannot be divorced form its context

condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex but exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with the other sex

description of trait, behavior, or interest assigned to the female gender role

belief that men and women should be treated equally

term used to refer to the social categories of male and female

each society's or culture's conceptualization of gender roles

one's perception of oneself as psychologically male or female

expectations that go along with being male or female

one's personal view about how men and women should behave

individuals who prefer other-sex sexual partners

individuals who prefer same-sex sexual partners

experience of conflict between expectations of two or more roles that are assumed simultaneously

a person who is born with ambiguous genitalia

experience of conflict between expectations within a given role

description of a trait, behavior, or interest assigned to th emale gender role

persons who maintain there are important differences between the two sexes

person who maintain the two sexes are fundamentally the same

social position accompanied by a set of norms or expectations

term used to refer to the biological categories of male and female

behavioral component of one's attitude toward men and women that involves differential treatment of people based on their biological sex

affective component of one's attitude toward sex characterized by demonstration of prejudice toward poeple based on their sex

behavior that corresponds to sex but is not necessarily caused by sex

cognitive component of one's attitude toward sex

condition of possessing the biological traits of one sex and exhibiting the psychological traits that correspond with that sex

acquisition of sex-appropriate preferences, behaviors, skills, and self-concept (i.e., the acquisition of gender roles)

preference to have other-sex or same-sex persons as sexual partners

descriptive term referring to an individual whose psychological sex is not congruent with biological sex

persons whose biological sex have been changed surgically to reflect their psychological sex