Describe the biological approach to gender development: After conception‚ each individual in the foetus will inherit 23 chromosomes from each parent (23 pairs overall). Out of these‚ 22 pairs of chromosomes will account for physical characteristics such as your height‚ hair colour‚ skin colour etc. Which means that 1 pair of chromosomes are responsible in your gender. In order to give birth to a male baby there must be a Y chromosome in the form of XY which is given by the sperm cell‚ it is in the
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Psychology Perspectives and the Biological Foundations of the Brain Cassandra Tabor PSY/300 October Fifth‚ 2009 University of Phoenix Psychology Perspectives and the Biological Foundations of the Brain Psychology is the scientific investigations of the mental processes such as: behavior‚ thought‚ and emotions. Emerging from philosophy and biology‚ psychology revolutionized the way scientists study the human brain. Wilhelm Wundt‚ the “father of psychology‚” applied scientific research and
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in the Socialization of Gender Identity Word count: 925 By Uniqua Hardy PHOTO ANALYSIS: In this photograph by Pablo Roversi‚ the young girl’s outfit is constructed of garments‚ textures‚ accessories and colors that send out feminine messages. Soft pastel colors‚ pearls‚ butterflies‚ purple eyeshadow‚ a beautiful velvet hot pink bow backgrounded with satin are all undoubtedly considered feminine in our society and by surrounding a young girl around these things gender socialization is being
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic
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Clients. American Psychologist‚ 55‚ pp. 1409-1421. American Psychological Association. (1998). Appropriate therapeutic responses to sexual orientation in the proceedings of the American Psychological Association‚ Available at www.aservic.org. Retrieved March 10‚ 2006. Bailey‚ J. M.‚ Dunne‚ M. P.‚ & Martin‚ N. G. (2000). Genetic and environmental influences on sexual orientation and its correlates in an Australian twin sample. Balsam‚ K.F.; Rothblum‚ E.D.‚ & Beauchaine‚ T.P. (2005). Victimization
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Gender Identity Paper University Of Phoenix Laura Tena PSY/340 Manon Doll July 8‚ 2013 Gender Identity Paper When one is approached on the topic of gender identity‚ it may take their mind into a million places‚ but with scientific study the answers come with complicated return. This is all very new and continually will be close study. In 1940‚ the only way to give gender identity to the baby was during delivery and whether they had a penis or vagina‚ the other
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In this chapter it talks about gender identity and how we educators can bring in different methods to help children break down gender stereotypes made in our social norm. Just like racial identity‚ gender identity plays huge role in our society where there are still traditional gender roles exist in many places in the world. During the circle talk‚ many of us mentioned about how certain colors belong to male or female and how everyone can like everyone can like different colors. Even such a small
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for aggression (24) The biological explanation for aggression states that aggression is innate behavior in people and the environment around them does not cause it. Neurotransmitters in the brain‚ chemicals that allow impulses to be transmitted from one area to another‚ can be used to explain why some people are aggressive. There is evidence to suggest that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression‚ low levels of serotonin
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‘Gender and Identity as theoretical concepts’ “The term gender is part of the attempt by contemporary feminists to stake claim to certain definitional ground‚ to insist on the inadequacy of existing bodies of theory for explaining persistent inequalities between women and men”. (Joan W. Scott‚ Gender: A useful category of historical analysis) Feminist politics has enabled the rethinking of the previously taken –for-granted understandings of
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Introduction Gender identity is a person’s inner sense of being male‚ female‚ both‚ or neither. It determines how you see yourself in the world and how you want to be seen by others. Gender identity may change or develop over time. What is biological sex? Biological sex is assigned to you at birth based on whether you have male or female sex genitalia and sex organs. Gender identity is not the same as sexual identity. For most people‚ their gender identity matches their biological sex (cisgender)
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