1 Psychology 320: Psychology of Gender and Sex Differences Lecture 2 2 Office Hour Invitations September 11 th, 1:30-2:30, Kenny 3 Introductory Concepts 1.What is gender? (continued) 4 By the end of todays class, you should be able to: 3. generate examples of intersexuality. 2. define the terms: intersex and gender variant. 4. discuss the causes, symptoms, and therapeutic options for Turners syndrome. 1. speculate on the social and psychological effects of binary conceptualizations of sex and gender. 5 With respect to sex and gender, Western societies tend to adopt binary conceptualizations: Sex: Female vs. male. Gender: Feminine/female identity vs. masculine/male identity. What is gender? (continued) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dame Edna Everage RuPaul 17 Mrs. Doubtfire Tootsie 18 Boy GeorgeAnnie Lennox 19 Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) Marilyn Manson 20 Chaz Bono 21 Andrej Pejic 22 Brandon Teena Boys Dont Cry 23 Thomas Beatie 24 Storm, the Genderless Child 25 Do you think it would be beneficial or harmful to raise a child without gender? 26 There is increasing recognition among theorists, researchers, and practitioners that individuals may be intersex or gender variant. Examples of intersexuality: 27 Results from a missing or damaged X chromosome (XO) in females. Turners Syndrome Individuals with Turners syndrome develop female external genitalia, but do not develop functional ovaries. Incidence: 1/2500 1/5000 live births. 28 29 Symptoms: Short stature Webbed neck Lymphedema Shield shaped chest Widely-spaced nipples Low hairline Atypical ears Cubitus valgus Increased weight Reproductive sterility Amenorrhea Reduced breast development Horseshoe kidney Visual impairments Cardiovascular malformations Spatial perception deficits 30 Webbed neck Shield-shaped chest Widespread nipples Atypical ears An Infant with Turners Syndrome 31 A Child with Turners Syndrome A = Webbed neck B = Cubitis valgus C = Lymphedema 32 An Adult with Turners Syndrome 33 Therapeutic options: Growth hormone, estrogen replacement therapy. 34 Introductory Concepts 1.What is gender? (continued)