Ch. 8: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Flashcards
Female infanticide
The killing of female infants
Femininity
The social definition of femaleness, which varies from culture to culture
Feminization of poverty
The trend of women making up the world’s poor;
Refers to the high proportion of female-headed families that live below the poverty line, which may result from the high proportion of women working in occupations associated with low prestige and income
Gender
The socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women
Gender ideology
A system of thoughts and values that legitimizes gender roles, statuses, and customary behavior
Gender roles
Expected ways of behaving based on a society’s definition of masculinity and femininity
Gender stratification
The hierarchical ranking of members of a society according to gender
Human sexuality
The sexual practices of humans, which vary from culture to culture
Male gender bias
A preference found in some societies for sons rather than daughters
Masculinity
The social definition of maleness, which varies from society to society
Nutritional deprivation
A form of child abuse involving withholding food;
Can Retard learning, physical development, and social adjustment
Occupational segregation
The separation of different occupations in a society along gender lines
Purdah
Domestic seclusion and veiling
Sex
The biological or genetic differences between males and females
Sexual asymmetry
The universal tendency of women to be in a subordinate position in their social relationships with men
