ch 12

characteristics of people as males and females

involves a sense of ones own gender, including knowledge, understanding, and acceptance of being male or female

sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel.

acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role

adaptation during the evolution of humans produced psychological differences between males and females.

• hypothalamus larger in men
• parietal lobe larger in men
• emotional expression area larger in females
• female brains are smaller than male brains but have more surface area

language of conversation, it is a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships

talk that is designed to give information

midlife transition in which fertility declines