Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
Psychology
Study of mental processes and behavior
The personal is political
The idea that societal norms have, policies, and laws have profound influence on our lives.
Gender
Cognitive and social differences between male and female, not biology
Sex
The biological parts you were born with
Cisgender
Gender identity = Sexual Identity
Transgender
Genitalia doesn’t equal gender
Gender Identity
A persons internal sense of their own gender
Gender binary
Men and women, none others
Gender Non conforming
How they express their gender, expressing it against stereotypes.
Gender Queer
Someone who doesn’t conform to the gender binary
Cisgenderism
Refers to prejudice against people who are outside the gender binary that recognizes a persons birth sex but not their gender identity.
Sexism
Gender bias, prejudice, by men to women
Old fashioned Sexism
Overt or open prejudice
Modern(Neo Sexism)
Won’t take advice, Less overt but still hurtful
Hostile
Misogyny, Hatred of Women
Benevolent
Nice, but holds onto bad stereotypes of how women should be
Feminism
A person who favors political, economical, and other equality in genders
Liberal Feminism
Opportunity or rights equal to me, legal reforms
Cultural Feminism
Women are special, elevated to special qualities
Marxist/Socialist
The whole capital society is corrupt, and therefore, we need to bring it down to stop the oppression of women.
Radical
Patriarchal values are too much and liberal are too optimistic.
Existential/Post Modern
Academic/College/University rights
Women of Color
Women of color/minorities/their experiences.
Ecofeminism
Women oppression and the environment
Transnational
Equality across countries
Queer Theory
All gender is fluid/influenced by society
Gender role/Socialization
Pursue what you want
Consciousness
Bringing women together to look at experiences
Intersextionality
Theory by Kimberly Crenshaw, evolved from critical race theory. Remember the wheel
Social construction of gender
As a society, we have created the definition of gender and influenced gender identity.
Androgyny
How people portrait themselves through personality to become both genders.
Narcissism
personality trait characterization by an excessive focus on oneself with a gracious exaggerated sense of ones own talent, an extreme need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others
Implicit Stereotypes
Learned, automatic associations between social categories
Stereotype threat
If you believe a stereotype, it can come true to an extent
Gendered Racism
A from of oppression and bias based simultaneously on gender, race and ethnicity.
Systematic Racism
When policies and practices of an institution result in unfair treatment of some groups compared to others.
Mircoaggressions
Insults directed at members of a race/ethnicity. Little things
Marianismo
Female counterpart to male machismo
Gendered words
Words with a specific gender associated to them
Assertive speech
Speech that upfront, and demanditive, generally male tied.
Tentative
More reserved speech, usually taken by women
Affirmative Speech
Connection to listener and may include praise, agreement, support, acknowledgment
Whorfian Hypothesis
states that specific language we learn influences our mental processes.
