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sociology
exam 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
02/24/2011

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transvestites
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independent of sexual orientation
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gender "inappropriate" careers
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occupational segrgation is male careers female careers
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intersexuals
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changing biological traits
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androgyny
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andro male; gyno female combined....looking feminen and masculant at the same time
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biological : brain differences
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predispositions
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socio-cultural
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patriarchy male dominance
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gestation
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determination of sex
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androgens
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male sex hormones...difference in degree to which they exist in male and female brains
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biosocial approach
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innate biological differences....."on average" men generally are born with certain predisposition traits; women generally are born with certain predisposition traits
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social environment
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our culture and interaction in society greatly modifies these traits
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social role is a
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gender role
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parental socialization
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process by which one learns the ways of a given society /social group in order to function in it
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socialization approach
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children rewarded for appropriate gender behavior punished for inapproppriate
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standard role theory model socialization
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children passively learn lessons from their parents.....some reasearchers believe this is too simplistic...children and parents influence each others behaviors there is is a feedback loop
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