Ch. 10 Flashcards
The biological distinction between male and female
Sex
The attribution of behavioral differences to inherited physical characteristics
Biological determinism
The expectations and behaviors associated with a sex category within a society
Gender
An awareness of being masculine or feminine based on a culture
Gender identity
The social process in which boys learn to act the way society assumes boys will act and girls learn to act in ways society expects of them
Gender socialization
The use of one’s superior power in making unwelcome sexual advances
Sexual harrassment
Ideas based on distortion, exaggeration, and oversimplification that are applied to all members of a social category
Stereotypes
A stereotype used to portray one’s superior power in making unwelcome sexual advances
Sex stereotype
Culturally based expectations associated with each sex
Gender roles
A set of beliefs, norms, and values used to justify sexual inequality
Sexism
The concentration of men and women in different occupations
Occupational sex segregation
The existence of a split between core and peripheral segments of the economy and the division of the labor force into preferred and marginalized workers
Dual labor market
The idea that females are treated more leniently than males because the men who control the criminal justice system have a protective (paternalistic) attitude toward women
Chivalry hypothesis
Compromised of groups and organizations engages in activities designed to promote gender equality
Women’s movement
Conflict between the performance of a role in one status with the performance of a role in another status
Role conflict
