Gender binary - conceptualizing gender as having only two categories, male and female.
Gender role - a set of norms that define how people of one gender ought to behave.
- Heterosexuality is an important part.
Stereotype - a generalization about a group of people that distinguishes them from others.
- Gender stereotypes vary by ethnic group in the United States.
Intersectionality - approach that simultaneously considers the meaning and consequences of multiple
categories of identity, difference, and disadvantage.
Socialization - the ways in which society conveys to the individual its norms or expectations for their
behavior.
important sources of gender socialization: - Parents
Peers
Media
All societies have gender roles but the exact content varies by - - culture
- ethnic group
- social class.
Males and females differ psychologically in - aggressiveness, verbal styles, and nonverbal
communication.
- Males are generally more aggressive than females.
- Also score higher on measures of impulsivity—that is, risk-taking and sensation-seeking.
, Women are better at decoding - nonverbal cues.
Males and females are quite similar in their sexuality BUT there is evidence of differences including - -
One of the largest differences: men are more likely to have masturbated than women.
- Men are considerably more approving of casual sex.
- Men are considerably more likely to use pornography.
Men and women are similar in their response to erotic materials, but - women are sometimes unaware
of their own arousal.
______ more consistently have orgasms during sex. - Men
- Orgasm gap still appears, but narrows, with masturbation.
Lesbian women have a significantly __________ rate of orgasm than heterosexual women. - higher
On average, Men think about sex ________ often and have ________ frequent and varied fantasies than
women do. - MORE
Men desire ______ sexual partners and a greater frequency of intercourse than women - MORE
Bogus pipeline method investigated the possibility that - differences documented by self-report are not
true.
- Found that these differences can be exaggerations.
- Men may exaggerate their desire.
- Women may minimize theirs
- Physiological measures are not vulnerable to these same biases.
Female genitals do not have an - obvious arousal response like the male's erection.
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