Chapter 10
1. Sex is biological, gender is mental
2. Sex
a. Primary—those involved directly in reproduction and are
present at birth
b. Secondary—develop during puberty; used in attracting a
mate
c. Male primary = Wolffian ducts
d. Female primary= Mullerian
3. Gender
a. Gender Roles—those society places on men/women
b. Gender typing—Masculine/feminine traits
c. Gender identity—what gender a person identifies w/
4. Nature does play a role in gender development but nurture has
a part in it.
5. Gender identity
a. Schemas- Set ideas that people conform to
b. Social Learning Theory- Watching positive behaviors be
reinforced and then doing them
6. They stereotype solely based on gender, nothing else
7. “Men are so strong”; more or less a backhanded insult
8. A mix of masculine/feminine traits
9. Men are more logical; women emotional
a. Women use both parts of the brain when listening
b. Women go into more details in conversations; men have a
“report” style
10. Women communicate more; when men anger of infidelity,
it is usually the sexual component that angers them, as opposed
to the emotional component w/ women.
11. Orientation is who you are attracted to
