Chapter 10 Summary

Chapter 10 Summary

SEX AND GENDER

Early Sexual Development
- Gender identity: which gender you identify as
- 2 – 3 months: gonad develops into sexual organ (testes and ovaries)
- Androgen: hormone responsible for genital development, if new born male have insufficient androgen it will have female genitals

Hormones versus environment
- Animals: hormones determine adult sexual behavior (EG: aggression).
- Humans: less important, post – natal gender roles determine

Adult sexuality
- Puberty: start of adult sexuality
- Female – estrogen and progesterone
- Male – androgen and testosterone
- Hormones: Limited role in sexual arousal because primary sex organ is brain, related to desires (also physical secretions and reactions are caused by neuron connections in spinal cord)
- Early social experiences with parents + peers have influence on sexuality
- Cultural norms: Open vs restrictive societies.
- Differences in attitudes: women more liking to view as part of loving relationship. Women react more to emotional infidelity where as men to sexual infidelity

Sexual Orientation
- Sexual Orientation: degree in which you are sexual attracted to people – same or different sex
- Causes: nature vs nurture, early life experience or innate biological urge?
- Childhood gender non-conformity was reported higher with homosexuals
- Identification with other-sex parent = no impact
- Determined by adolescence
- Combination of biological traits, hormones and neural factors
SEX AND GENDER

Early Sexual Development
- Gender identity: which gender you identify as
- 2 – 3 months: gonad develops into sexual organ (testes and ovaries)
- Androgen: hormone responsible for genital development, if new born male have insufficient androgen it will have female genitals

Hormones versus environment
- Animals: hormones determine adult sexual behavior (EG: aggression).
- Humans: less important, post – natal gender roles determine

Adult sexuality
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