Students who read this chapter should be able to do the following:

3.1 Explain how nature and nurture interactively contribute to the development of sex and gender.

3.2 Explain how chromosomes, genes, and hormones shape sex differentiation in both typical and atypical (intersex) cases.

3.3 Analyze the biological and sociocultural factors that shape sex assignment and gender identity.

3.4 Evaluate evidence for sex differences in the brain and the prevalence of neurosexism.

3.5 Examine the roles of nature and nurture in theories of the origins of sex differences.