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1 Congenital variations in the
reproductive system, sometimes
resulting in ambiguous genitals.
4 A condition in which one’s gender
identity does not match one’s biological
sex.
7 A broad term for individuals who
may dress or present themselves in the
gender of the opposite sex.
8 A term sometimes used to refer to
individuals who live in a gender role that
does not match their biological sex but
who have no desire to surgically alter
their genitalia.
9 The process through which we learn
attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors
appropriate to the social positions we
occupy.
10 A theory that emphasizes the roles
of reward and punishment in explaining
how a child learns gender role behavior.
11 Describes the fact that women and
men are employed in gendersegregated occupations.
12 The social norms that dictate what is
socially regarded as appropriate female
and male behavior.
13 People with the biological and
anatomical sex of one gender but the
self-concept of the opposite sex.
2 A term defined by biological
constraints that can be enacted by
members of one biological sex only—for
example, wet nurse, sperm donor,
childbearer.
3 This term refers to the
disproportionate percentage of poverty
experienced by women living alone or
with their children.
4 Beliefs about the proper role
relationships between women and men
in any given society.
5 A form of androgyny that is devoid of
the negative traits associated with
masculinity (aggression, hardheartedness, indifference, selfishness,
showing off, and vindictiveness).
6 An extremely rare condition in which
individuals are born with both ovarian
and testicular tissue.
Fill in the missing term or definition.
Biosocial theory or
sociobiology
The social and psychological characteristics associated with
being female or male.
gender role
transcendence
Sex characteristics typically associated with females or males
found together in one person, resulting in mixed or ambiguous
genitals.
pseudohermaphroditism \
The biological distinction between females and males.
Sexism
A generic term for a person of one biological sex who displays
characteristics of the other sex.
Gender identity
A term commonly associated with homosexual men who dress
provocatively as women to attract men—sometimes as sexual
customers.
parental investment
A term that describes being neither male nor female but a
blend of both traits.