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The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

Курс от American Psychological Association
Начальный≈ 12.9 чАнглийский
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Discover the intricate dynamics of gender and sexuality in this comprehensive course, designed to deepen your understanding of these fundamental aspects of human identity. You will explore a wide range of topics, from the biological development of sex characteristics to the social constructs of gender, and from the variability in sexual behaviors to the cultural factors influencing gender fluidity and rigidity. By the end of this course, you'll have a strong grasp of the biological, psychological, and cultural dimensions of gender and sexuality. You’ll be able to explain how sex characteristics develop across the lifespan, analyze the impact of puberty on body image, and compare gender constructs across different cultures. Additionally, you'll explore romantic relationships and the many different pathways—both positive and negative—these relationships can follow. Whether you're looking to deepen your personal understanding or enhance your professional knowledge, this course provides valuable insights and practical tools to navigate and appreciate the complexities of gender and sexuality in both individual and societal contexts.

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PsychologyLearning TheoryHuman DevelopmentHealth EducationSociologyCultureBiologySocial SciencesChild DevelopmentDiversity AwarenessCultural Diversity

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13 модулей · 145 учебных материалов

01Learn With PsycLearn Essentials7 материалов

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Язык: Английский

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Additional Course Information

Additional InformationЧтениеRepresentation in ResearchЧтение
02Opening to The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality4 материалов

Course Introduction: The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

Gender and Sexuality OverviewЧтениеThe Psychology of Gender and Sexuality IntroductionВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Course Introduction: The Psychology of Gender and SexualityЗадание

Module 2: Module Quiz

Module Quiz: Opening to The Psychology of Gender and SexualityЗадание
03Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?10 материалов

Module Introduction: Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?

Preview: Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?Задание

What’s the Difference Between Sex and Gender?

Understanding Sex and GenderЧтениеGender Expression and Gender RolesЧтениеSex and Gender in DevelopmentВидеоGender DysphoriaЧтениеReview and Practice: Comparing Sex and GenderЧтениеPractice Feedback: Comparing Sex and GenderЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?Задание

Module 3: Module Quiz

Module Quiz: Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference?Задание
04Sex Development and Implications21 материалов

Module Introduction: Sex Development and Implications

Preview: Sex Development and ImplicationsЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Sex Development and ImplicationsЗадание

Prenatal Development

Preview: Prenatal DevelopmentЧтениеConception Through ImplantationВидеоStages of Prenatal DevelopmentВидеоSex Differentiation in Prenatal DevelopmentЧтениеPrenatal Sex Characteristic DevelopmentВидеоPrenatal Sex AssignmentЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Prenatal DevelopmentЗадание

Puberty

Puberty: What Changes?ЧтениеPractice: Characteristics of PubertyЧтениеPractice Feedback: Characteristics of PubertyЧтениеInfluences on the Timing of PubertyЧтениеPsychological Correlates of PubertyЧтениеEarly and Late Puberty in Girls and BoysЧтение

Climacteric

Climacteric: What Changes?ЧтениеPractice: ClimactericЧтениеPractice Feedback: ClimactericЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: ClimactericЗадание

Module 4: Module Quiz

Module Quiz: Sex Development and ImplicationsЗадание
05Gender Development17 материалов

Module Introduction: Gender Development

Preview: Gender DevelopmentЧтениеGender and Toy PreferencesВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Gender DevelopmentЗадание

Gender Development: Historical, Cognitive, and Social Learning Theories

Preview: Historical, Cognitive, and Social Learning TheoriesЧтение Kohlberg’s TheoryЧтениеGender Schema TheoryЧтениеGender Socialization TheoryЧтениеGender Intensification HypothesisЧтениеReview and Practice: Historical, Cognitive, and Social Learning TheoriesЧтениеPractice Feedback: Identifying Historical, Cognitive, and Social Learning TheoriesЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Gender Development: Historical, Cognitive, and Social Learning TheoriesЗадание

Gender Development: Biological and Evolutionary Theories

Biological Theories of Gender DevelopmentЧтениеEvolutionary Theories of Gender DevelopmentЧтениеPractice: Theories of Gender DevelopmentЧтениеPractice Feedback: Theories of Gender DevelopmentЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Biological and Evolutionary TheoriesЗадание

Module 5 Quiz

Module Quiz: Gender DevelopmentЗадание
06Gender Variability Across Cultures12 материалов

Module Introduction: Gender Variability Across Cultures

Preview: Gender Variability Across CulturesЧтениеGender and CultureВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Gender Variability Across CulturesЗадание

Variations in Gender Across Cultures

Gender Variability and Stereotypes Across CulturesЧтениеGender Similarities and Differences Across CulturesЧтениеDefining Gender Across CulturesЧтениеPractice: Defining Gender Across CulturesЗаданиеCulture and GenderЧтениеExamples of Culture and GenderВидеоGender Roles and PersonalityЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Variations in Gender Across CulturesЗадание

Module 6 Quiz

Module Quiz: Gender Variability Across CulturesЗадание
07Sexual Identity8 материалов

Module Introduction: Sexual Identity

PreviewВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Preview: Sexual IdentityЗадание

Sexual Identity

What is Sexual Identity?ЧтениеDevelopment of Sexual IdentityЧтениеPractice: Sexual IdentityЧтениеPractice Feedback: Sexual IdentityЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Sexual IdentityЗадание

Module 7 Quiz

Module Quiz: Sexual IdentityЗадание
08Sexual Behavior and Consequences17 материалов

Module Introduction: Sexual Behavior and Consequences

PreviewВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Preview: Sexual Behavior and ConsequencesЗадание

Sexual Behavior

Sexual BehaviorsЧтениеReview: Sexual Behaviors Over the LifespanЗаданиеSexual Risk-Taking: OverviewЧтениеPornographyЧтениеPractice: Should Pornography be Regulated?Чтение Sexual ViolenceЧтениеReview: Understanding Sexual BehaviorsЗаданиеCheck Your Understanding: Sexual BehaviorsЗадание

Consequences of Sexual Behavior

PregnancyЧтениеPractice: Teen PregnancyЧтениеPractice Feedback: Teen PregnancyЧтениеAbortionЧтениеSexually Transmitted InfectionsЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Consequences of Sexual BehaviorЗадание

Module 8 Quiz

Module Quiz: Sexual Behavior and ConsequencesЗадание
09Love and Romance13 материалов

Module Introduction: Love and Romance

Preview: Love and RomanceЧтениеRomantic Attraction and Love?ВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Preview: Love and RomanceЗаданиеWhat is Romantic Attraction?ЧтениеWhat is Romantic Love?ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: What Are Romance and Love?Задание

Comparing Relationship Statuses

Relationship StatusesЧтениеMarriageЧтениеDivorceЧтениеSinglehoodЧтениеPolyamoryЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Love and RomanceЗадание

Module 9 Quiz

Module Quiz: Love and RomanceЗадание
10Course Summary24 материалов

Learning Objective 1: Distinguish the concepts of sex and gender.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 2: Describe biological development across the lifespan related to sex assigned at birth.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 3: Explain prominent theories of gender development.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 4: Describe cultural variability in gender constructs.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 5: Contrast the development of diverse sexual identities.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 6: Describe variability in sexual behaviors.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 7: Explain possible consequences of sexual behaviors.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание

Learning Objective 8: Summarize variability in romantic relationships.

Key TakeawaysЧтениеKey TermsЧтениеKnowledge Check-UpЗадание
11Cumulative Quiz1 материалов
Cumulative Quiz: The Psychology of Gender and SexualityЗадание
12Course Resources3 материалов

Glossary: The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

GlossaryЧтение

References: The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

ReferencesЧтение

Contributors: The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

ContributorsЧтение
13PsycLearn Essentials APA Student Resources8 материалов

Resources from the American Psychological Association

Introduction to APA ResourcesЧтение

Learning Effectively

Student ResourcesЧтениеAPA Style®, Research, and WritingЧтениеStudents from Diverse Ethnic, Cultural, and Economic BackgroundsЧтениеPsychology Help CenterЧтениеPsychology CareersЧтениеCareers and Internships at APAЧтениеOther APA ResourcesЧтение
Check Your Understanding: PubertyЗадание