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Dive into the intricate nuances of gender roles, sexuality, and discrimination. Understand the differences between sex and gender, various sexual orientations, and societal constructs influencing personal identity.
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Chapter 14Inequalities of Gender Key Terms
sex The biological differences between males and females, including the primary sex characteristics that are present at birth and the secondary sex characteristics that develop later. • hermaphroditeA person whose primary sexual organs have features of both male and female organs, making it difficult to categorize the individual as male or female.
transsexualsPeople who feel very strongly that the sexual organs they were born with do not conform to their deep-seated sense of what their sex should be. • gender The culturally defined ways of acting as a male or a female that become part of an individual’s personal sense of self.
sexuality The manner in which a person engages in the intimate behaviors connected with genital stimulation, orgasm, and procreation. • heterosexualitySexual orientation toward the opposite sex.
homosexuality Sexual orientation toward the same sex. • bisexuality Sexual orientation toward either sex.
gender roleA set of behaviors considered appropriate for an individual of a particular gender. • sexismAn ideology that justifies prejudice and discrimination based on sex.
