Chapter 12 Flashcards
The experience of a division between the directly lived, bodily world of women’s lives and the dominant, masculine, abstract, institutional world to which they must adapt
bifurcated consciousness
Deep and structures of language that take the form of paired terms and carry opposed or opposite meanings
binary opposition
A term that refers to individuals whose gender identity matches the gender and sex they were assigned at birth
cisgender
A social condition in which heteronormativity is enforced by formal and informal measures that encourage heterosexuality and penalize sexual variation
compulsory heterosexuality
The way people perform tasks based on assigned gender scripts and gendered feedback from significant others
doing gender
An ideological framework that states that there are only two possible sexes, male and female, and two possible genders, masculine and feminine
dominant gender schema
Women are doubly exploited in capitalist society when they work outside the home for wages and within the home as unpaid domestic labour
double exploitation of women
A concept that prohibits premarital sexual intercourse for women, but allows it for men
double standard
The dominant styles of femininity, which express women’s subordination to men within a particular culture at a particular time
emphasized femininity
A term that refers to social or cultural distinctions of behaviours that are considered male or female
gender
Harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender
gender-based violence
A psychiatric classification describing persons experiencing a strong and persistent incongruity between their anatomy (their sex) and the gender with which they identify
gender dysphoria
An individual’s sense of being either masculine or feminine
gender identity
Society’s concept of how men and women should behave
gender role
Sexual orientation which takes into account both sexes and genders of people
gendered sexuality
An invisible barrier that prevents women from achieving positions of leadership
glass ceiling
The dominant male ideal within a particular culture at a particular time
hegemonic masculinity
The belief and practice that heterosexuality is the only normal sexual orientation
heteronormativity
An extreme or irrational aversion to homosexuals
homophobia
Individuals with a mixture of male and female sexual organs or physical characteristics
intersex
Emotional, sexual and physical violence by one intimate partner against another
intimate partner violence
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, two spirited and other minority sexualities
LGBTQ2+
A style of masculinity characterized as virile, aggressive, intransigent, and hyper-masculine
machismo
A type of femininity, often stigmatized, defined by non-compliance with male domination
pariah femininity
The principle that individuals are guided by instinctual drives for immediate gratification
pleasure principle
The idea of a society in which sex and gender distinctions no longer matter
postgenderism
A scholarly discipline that questions fixed (normative) definitions of gender and sexuality
queer theory
The principle that individuals must regulate instinctual drives for gratification according to the reality of the restrictions, rules and moral codes of the social order
reality principle
A term that denotes the presence of physical or physiological differences between males and females
sex
The prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another
sexism
A person’s capacity for sexual feelings and the orientation of their emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female)
sexuality
The process wherein people come to understand societal norms and expectations, to accept society’s beliefs, and to be aware of societal values
socialization
Oversimplified ideas about groups of people
stereotypes
A term that refers to individuals who identify with the behaviours and characteristics that are the opposite of their biological sex
transgender
Transgender individuals who alter their bodies through medical interventions such as surgery and hormonal therapy
transsex
