Ch. 4-4: Gender Roles and Differences
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gender schema
a set of behaviors organized around how either a male or female should think and behave
gender stereotype
an oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women
androgynous
combining or confusing traditionally male and female characteristics
gender role
the set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex
gender identity
the sex group to which an individual biologically belongs