Ch. 8 Flashcards
gender studies
research into the cultural construction of masculinity and femininity across cultures as flexible, complex, and historically and culturally constructed categories
sex
the observable physical differences between male and female, especially biological expressions related to human reproduction
gender
the expectations of thought and behavior that each culture assigns to people of different sexes
sexual dismorphism
the phenotypic differences between males and females of the same person
cultural construction of gender
the ways humans learn to behave as a man or woman and to recognize behaviors as masculine or feminine within their cultural context
gender performance
the way gender identity is expressed through action
intersexual
an individual who is born with a combination of male and female genitalia, gonads, and/or chromosomes
transgender
a gender identity or performance that does not fit with cultural norms related to one’s assigned sex at birth
transgender
a gender identity or performance that does not fit with cultural norms related to one’s assigned sex at birth
gender stratification
an unequal distribution of power and access to a group’s resources, opportunities, rights and privileges based on gender
gender stereotype
a preconceived notion about the attributes of, differences between and proper roles for men and woman in a culture
gender ideology
a set cultural ideas, usually stereotypical, about the essential character of different genders that functions to promote and justify gender stratification
gender violence
forms of violence shaped by the gender identities of the people involved
structural gender violence
gendered societal patterns of unequal access to wealth, power, and basic resources such as food, shelter, and health care that deferentially affect women in particular
