Getting On The Same PageDifferences

SexGender

Gender IdentitySexuality

Sexual Orientation

Getting On The Same PageDifferences

SexGender

Gender IdentitySexuality

Sexual Orientation

KEY CONCEPTS• Gender Differences

• We Love Categories• Statistical Significance v. Substantive Significance• Identity Matters• Problems With A Focus On Differences

• Sex• Biological Characteristics• Is Sex Dichotomous and Unchangeable?

• Gender• Gender As Sex Essentialism• Gender As A Social Construction• Is Gender Dichotomous and Unchangeable?

KEY CONCEPTS• Gender Identity

• A person’s subjective view of him or her-self as male or female• Usually dichotomous and maybe even unchangeable• Gender identity has “salience”

• Sexuality• Eroticism (what turns you on) and sexual behavior (what you do

with that interest)• The social construction of sexual meaning

• Sexual Orientation• The match between one’s sex and the sex of one’s (desired or

actual) sexual partners• Dichotomous? Unchangeable?! A Social Construction?• Meaning and stigma depends on social context

Getting On The Same PageSex Roles

Sexual RolesGender RolesStereotypes

Getting On The Same PageSex Roles

Sexual RolesGender RolesStereotypes

KEY CONCEPTS• Roles

• A set of prescriptions and proscriptions for behaviors• Strongly related to positions in particular social contexts

• Sex and Sexual Roles• Sex Roles: tied explicitly to sexual and biological differences• Sexual Roles: societal norms of

sexual response, drive, and desires

• Gender Roles• Characteristics and behaviors that

are appropriate for a person based on their gender

• Social (NOT personal) expectations• Can become stereotypes and can be

the result of stereotypes

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Desired Personal Characteristics In Personal Ads

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Offered Personal Characteristics In Personal Ads

Offered Personal Characteristics In Personal Ads

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KEY CONCEPTS• Roles

• A set of prescriptions and proscriptions for behaviors• Strongly related to positions in particular social contexts

• Sex and Sexual Roles• Sex Roles: tied explicitly to sexual and biological differences• Sexual Roles: societal norms of

sexual response, drive, and desires

• Gender Roles• Characteristics and behaviors that

are appropriate for a person based on their gender

• Social (NOT personal) expectations• Can become stereotypes and can be

the result of stereotypes

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MasculineMasculine

Self-reliantIndependentAthleticAssertiveForcefulAnalyticalLeaderRisk-TakerIndividualisticCompetitiveAmbitious

FeminineFeminine

YieldingCheerful

ShyAffectionate

FlatterableUnderstandingCompassionate

Soft-SpokenWarmGentle

Loves Children

Bem’s Sex Role InventoryBem’s Sex Role Inventory

Androgynous (high on both)Androgynous (high on both)

Undifferentiated (low on both)Undifferentiated (low on both)

Cross-Sex Typed (masculine females and feminine males)Cross-Sex Typed (masculine females and feminine males)