CHAP 1 DISCRIMINATION Flashcards
generalization that doesn’t consider individual differences.
Stereotypes
refers to the beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group.
Prejudice
pertains to actions or negative behavior against a group of people; can be based on age, religion, health, and other indicators; race-based laws against discrimination strive to address this set of social problems.
Discrimination
they get less or smaller salaries than men.
Pay gap
attitudes or beliefs about what women can do that serve as hindrance for them to attain higher paying positions in a company
Glass ceiling
place where women are not generally allowed to take loans or even interact with development workers.
Bangladesh
place where people prevent women from obtaining education
India and Pakistan
place where women experience female circumcision, or genital mutilation, to control their sexual desires.
Sahara Africa
bannedthe female genital mutilation (FGM) and set penaltiesof up to life inprisonfor offenders of the new law.
Gambia
country’s parliament passed a bill criminalizing FGM, which usually involves the removal of a young girl’s labia and clitoris
Gambia
president who passed FGM bill in Gambia
Yahya Jammeh
place where women without husbands are killed or forced to commit suicide
East Asia
have active female political leaders, yet these countries experience a high incidence of extreme violence against women
India and Pakistan
seen as primarily responsible for childbearing, child-rearing, and keeping the family whole. These tasks prevent women from entering the public domain, nation-building and wealth creation, and make them dependent solely on their husbands
Women in the Philippines
