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| characterized by the tendency to be competitive, independent and self-assertive |
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| characterized by the tendency to be emotionally open, gentle, empathetic and cooperative |
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| a class of hormones that normally occur at higher levels on males than females, affecting physical development and functioning after the prenatal period |
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| congenital androgen hyperplasta (CAH) |
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| a condition in which the adrenal glands produce high levels of androgen like hormones |
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| gender-essentialist statements |
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| statements about males and females that imply the descriptions and opinions therein will always apply to all members of that gender no matter what |
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| awareness of one's gender |
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| awareness that gender is stable over time |
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| the realization that gender is invariant despite superficial changes in a person's appearance/behavior |
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| mental representations about gender and stereotypes |
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