Ch 10: Gender Flashcards
______ in society often impacts people in terms of access to resources and also social affiliation/norms
differentiation
____ - biological construct that is determined by some physical characteristic
sex
______ - a social construct related to presentation of self
gender
_______ - People born with indeterminate sex characteristics
intersex
_____- very across cultures and across time
gender systems
Within cultures human presentations of _____ vary considerably
gender
_______ often center on the idea there is no social aspect to gender, there is only sex and people are sorted into tasks/roles based on their biological sex
biological theories
Biological theories are sometimes called _______
gender essentialism
_________: gender roles help sustain society by performing essential tasks
classic functionalism
_________ - roles have evolved/somewhat decoupled from biological gender. roles have grown more equal
newer functionalism
All societies have expectations for male and female _____
social status
Systems of gender have traditionally favored ____
males
_______ often stick around despite changes in social structure
gender roles
________ is greatly influenced by gender systems
social interaction
________ normally have gender scripts
gender systems
_____ is used to coordinate social social interaction
gender
_____ are often set by gender status
behavioral expectation
Children are encouraged to perform according to _____ learned through socialization
social roles
Adults continue to conform/enforce many of these _____ in interaction
norms
We “__” gender by performing to status expectations
DO
(T/F) It is very easy not to follow/conform to gender norms
False; hard
_________ starts before you are born
gender socialization
Portrayals of individuals in media can shape how we perceive the world by establishing _______
gender scripts
Many television programs, popular songs and other media still constrain _______ to traditional versions
gender roles
