Chapter 10: Vocabulary Flashcards
body consciousness
how a person perceives and feels about his or her body.
comparable worth
(or pay equity) the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job, not the gender or race of the worker.
crossdresser
a male who dresses as a woman or a female who dresses as a man but does not alter his or her genitalia.
feminism
the belief that men and women are equal and should be valued equally and have equal rights.
gender
the culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males found in the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with “femininity” and “masculinity.”
gender bias
behavior that shows favoritism toward one gender over the other.
gender identity
a person’s perception of the self as female or male.
gender role
the attitudes, behavior, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and that are learned through the socialization process.
homophobia
extreme prejudice and sometimes discriminatory actions directed at gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender persons, and others who are perceived as not being heterosexual.
intersex person
an individual who is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not correspond to the typical definitions of male or female; in other words, the person’s sexual differentiation is ambiguous.
matriarchy
a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by women.
patriarchy
a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by men.
pay gap
the disparity between women’s and men’s earnings.
primary sex characteristics
the genitalia used in the reproductive process.
secondary sex characteristics
the physical traits (other than reproductive organs) that identify an individual’s sex.
