Chapter Ten

Gender: Expectations,

Roles, and Behaviors

Historical Perspectives

• The Story of Christine Jorgensen

The Distinctions Between Sex and Gender Identity

• Sex• Gender

The Development of Biological Sex

• The Role of Chromosomes

• The Role of Androgens

Variations in Biological Sex

• Klinefelter Syndrome• Turner Syndrome• Androgen

Insensitivity– Complete– Partial

• Intersexuality– Sexuality, Ethics, and

the Law Intersexual Politics

An example of intersexuality

The Development of Gender Identity

• Biology and Gender Development– Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

• Socialization and Gender Identity– Gender Roles– Parents– Peers– Teachers– The Media

Transgenderism

• Gender Identity Disorder

• Transsexual• Sex Reassignment

SurgeryFigure 10.4a Male-to-Female Sex Reassignment

Figure 10.4b Female-to-Male Sex Reassignment

Gender and Sexual Orientation

Gender Roles and Stereotypes

• How Do Gender Stereotypes Develop?

• Self-Discovery Gender Stereotypes• Evaluating Sexual Research The

Meta-Analysis

Gender Roles and Stereotypes (cont.)

The “Truth” about Gender Stereotypes

• Cultural Gender Stereotypes• Personal Gender Stereotypes• Aggression

– Social Alienation

• Intuition• Sexual Attitudes and Desire• Gender and Intimate Communication

The “Truth” about Gender Stereotypes (cont.)

The “Truth” about Gender Stereotypes (cont.)

The “Truth” about Gender Stereotypes (cont.)

The “Truth” about Gender Stereotypes (cont.)

Origins of Gender Revisited

• Sexuality and Culture The Hijras: The Third Sex of India and Pakistan

• Nature

• Nurture

Androgyny

• A Two-dimensional Model of Gender

• Measuring Androgyny

• Research on Androgyny