Chapter 7 Outline

Gender Is a Central Aspect of Personhood

Study questions: 1 | 2

Gender Research Has Emerged from a History of Sexism

Study questions: 3 | 4 | 5

Gender Identity May Be Discordant with Anatomical Sex

Study questions: 6

Men and Women Differ in a Variety of Cognitive and Personality Traits

• Differences in Sexuality Include Attitudes toward Casual Sex, Jealousy, and Frequency of Masturbation
• Many Gender Differences Arise Early in Life

Study questions: 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Biological Factors Influence Gender

• Evolutionary Forces Act Differently on Males and Females
• Experiments Demonstrate a Role for Sex Hormones
• Box 7.1: Biology of Sex: “Eggs at Twelve”

Study questions: 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28

Life Experiences Influence Gender

• Gender is Molded by Socialization
• Box 7.2: Personal Points of View: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
• Cognitive Developmental Models Focus on Thought Processes

Study questions: 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37

Gender Development Involves Complex Interactions

Study questions: 38

Transgendered People Cross Society’s Deepest Divide

• Box 7:3 Cultural Diversity: Transgenders in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• Transexuals Are of More Than One Kind
• Sex Reassignment is a Multistage Process
• Some Transgenders Do Not Want Surgery
• Transgenders and Transexuals Struggle for Awareness and Acceptance

Study questions: 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47