| Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e Brian Strong,
University of California, Santa Cruz Barbara Werner Sayad,
California State University, Monterey Bay Christine DeVault,
Cabrillo College William Yarber,
Indiana University
Gender and Gender Roles
Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of Chapter 5, you should be able to:
1Define sex, gender, assigned gender, gender identity, gender roles, and sexual orientation and describe their differences from one another. |
| | | 2Discuss the evidence and implications for describing males and females as opposite or similar to each other. |
| | | 3Describe the real and perceived relation of gender identity to sexual orientation. |
| | | 4Describe gender theory and discuss the role of gender schema in creating or exaggerating female/male differences. |
| | | 5Explain cognitive social learning theory and cognitive developmental theory. |
| | | 6Describe gender-role learning from childhood through adolescence, including the major socialization influences. |
| | | 7Discuss traditional male and female gender roles and sexual scripts, including the significance of ethnicity. |
| | | 8Identify changes in contemporary gender roles and sexual scripts. |
| | | 9Define androgyny and discuss how it can benefit and detract from one's emotional health. |
| | | 10Discuss hermaphroditism and list the major chromosomal and hormonal errors and their relationship to gender identity. |
| | | 11Discuss gender dysphoria and transsexuality, including causes and transsexual surgery. |
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