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Sex and gender
- Key Concpets
- Sex- A biological term that tells
us whether an individual is
male or female
- Gender-A psychological term
that tells us whether an
individual is masculine,
feminine or androgynous
- Masculininty- A gender term
taht is associated with male
traits or roles.
- Femininty- A gender term which is
associated with female traits or roles
- Androgyny-A type of gender whether
an individual shows high level of both
mascluine or feminine traits.
- Sex- A biological term that tells
us whether an individual is
male or female
- Core theory:Biological approach
- Both Sex and Gender
are decided at the time
of conception.
- Chromosomes
- When a foetus is formed it has two
chromosomes. Chromosomes are part of a cell
that contain your genetic information. This pair
of decide whether the foetus is male or female.
Also the biological approach suggests that
chromosomes decide if a child grows up to be
masculine or feminine.
- The chromosomes that are
associated with girls are XX and
the chromosomes associated
with boys are XY.
- Rarely babies get atypical
chromosomes. For example
if a boy gets the
chromosomes of XXY, they
tend to grown up to have
more feminine traits as well
as a feminine looking body.
This shows the affect of
chromosomes
- When a foetus is formed it has two
chromosomes. Chromosomes are part of a cell
that contain your genetic information. This pair
of decide whether the foetus is male or female.
Also the biological approach suggests that
chromosomes decide if a child grows up to be
masculine or feminine.
- Chromosomes
- Development of the foetus
- During pregnancy during the first 5
weeks the foetuses look the same. Their
gonads(sex organs) are not different, as
their gonads start to devolp around the
sixth week. The gonads start to devlop as
the chromosomes start to have an effect on
them.
- Hormones
- Hormones are a chemical produced
by the body that effects the cells and
organs.
- Without the Y chromosome in the
female a hormaone called oestrogen is
produced this make the gonad devolp
into ovaries.
- The male hormone called
Testosterone is made by the
Y chromosome this helps the
gonad develop into testes.
- Hormones are a chemical produced
by the body that effects the cells and
organs.
- This shows the effects of the
level of sex hormones which
affect gender deveolpment
- During pregnancy during the first 5
weeks the foetuses look the same. Their
gonads(sex organs) are not different, as
their gonads start to devolp around the
sixth week. The gonads start to devlop as
the chromosomes start to have an effect on
them.
- Instictive
- Deveolped these insticts to
help us survive and
reproduce.
- Gender roles are
insticitve. Although males
and females have
physical diffrences they
also have pscychological
differences that help to
reproduce. For example
women are coyer then
men. This is because
women only produce 400
eggs in their lifetime
while men produce
millions everyday.
- Deveolped these insticts to
help us survive and
reproduce.
- Evolution
- Male
- Males had to provide for their
families so had to be aggresive and
competetive.
- Also males have better
visual-spatial skills as it
would of helped them
hunt and find their way
back home.
- Males had to provide for their
families so had to be aggresive and
competetive.
- Female
- Women are more caring and
sensitive as they have to care and
raise children.
- Have better communication skills
as they would have been teaching
their children.
- Women are more caring and
sensitive as they have to care and
raise children.
- Male
- Both Sex and Gender
are decided at the time
of conception.
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