Chapter 10-Gender And Sexuality Flashcards

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Sex

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Biological differences between males and females

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Gender

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Social and cultural significance that we attach to the biological differences of sex

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Multiple masculinities

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Men can learn and play a full range of gender roles

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Feminism

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Belief in social, economic, and political equality for women

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Standpoint theory

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Idea that because our social positions shape our perceptions, a more complete understanding of social relatives must incorporate the perspective of marginalized voices

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Intersectionally

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Influential development that states that gender, sexuality, race, and class must not be studied in isolation because they have intermingled effects on our identity, knowledge, and outcomes

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Sexuality

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Denotes our identities and activities as sexual beings

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Sexual orientation

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Categories of people to when we are sexually attracted to

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Heterosexual

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Sexually attracted to opposite sex

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Homosexual

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Attracted to members of the same sex

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Bisexual

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Attracted to both men and women

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Gender identity

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Sexual orientation that focuses on who we love

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Gender expression

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Outward/public expression of ones gender

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Transgender

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Those who biologically are one sex but identify with the gender of another

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Cisgender

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Gender identity aligns with cultural expectations with bio sex

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Gender binary model

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Gender roles are either masculine or feminine with a clear divide, constrains sexual orientation and gender expression

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Gender spectrum model

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Gender is presented as a continuum that incorporates a full range of combinations of sex, goner, and related concepts

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Queer

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Multiple possible sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

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Heteronormativity

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Cultural presupposition that heterosexuality is appropriate standard for sexual identity and practice and that other alternative sexuality res are deviant, abnormal, or wrong

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Instrumental leader

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Person in the family who bears responsibility for the completion of tasks, focuses on distant goals and manages external relationships between ones family and other social institutions

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Expressive leader

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Person in family who bears responsibility for maintain of harmony and internal emotional affairs

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Sexism

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Ideology that claims one sex is superior to another

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Institutional discrimination

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Patterns of treatment that systematically deny a group access to resources and opportunities as part of a society’s normal operations

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Glass ceiling

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Invisible barrier that blacks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of gender, race, or ethnicity

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Second shift

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Double burden, work outside of house followed by childcare and housework