SoPSS: Psychology of Gender and Sexual Fluidity

Professor Patrick Leman discusses gender development and how gender differences and stereotypes lead to inequalities. He points out studies have shown significant gender factors in how adults treat babies and what children learn about occupations.

This documentary introduces us to psychology. Discover in this video how the environment can change people. This is true with three different environmental factors. These environmental factors are the prenatal environment, the peer group, and cultural impact.

This program addresses the changes youth undergo as their sexuality and sexual identity develop during adolescence.

This program illustrates some of the commercial, cultural, psychological, and sociological forces that have shaped sexual stereotypes in the media, such as demographic segmentation and the selling of gender, the myths of alluring femininity and rugged masculinity.

If the challenges and complexities of a transgendered lifestyle are hard for some people to identify with, firsthand accounts of those experiences may be the best means of creating more understanding. This program features real-world portraits of individuals from the transgendered community.