Chapter 12 - Gender, Sex and Sexuality Flashcards
physical or physiological differences between males and female, including primary sex characteristics (reproductive sys) and secondary (height, muscularity)
sex
behaviors, personal traits, and social positions that society attributes to being female or male
gender
ones capacity to experience sexual feelings and attractions
sexuality
ones physical, mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex
sexual orientation
society’s concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave
gender role
a person’s deeply held internal perception of one’s gender
gender identity
an adjective that describes individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex
transgender
people whose sex traits, reproductive anatomy, hormones, or chromosomes are different from the usual two ways human bodies develop
intersex
a deep sense of unease, anxiety, to discomfort that may occur in people whose gender does not align with their sex assigned at birth
gender dysphoria
an ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege straight people and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations
heterosexism
prejudiced beliefs that value one sex over another
Sexism
hatred of, aversion to or prejudice against women
misogyny
when people perform tasks or possess characteristics based on the gender role assigned to them
‘doing’ gender
socially created definitions about the cultural appropriateness of sex-linked behavior shapes the way people see and experience sexuality
social construction of sexuality
the belief that men and women behave differently due to differences in their biology
biological determinism
focuses on mismatches between anatomical sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, not just division into fe/male or homo/heterosexual
queer theory
defense of marriage act; US law limiting definition of marriage to be a union between a man and woman, denying same sex marriage
DOMA
concept that one gender can but another cant
ex: prohibits premarital sexual intercourse for women but allows it for men
double standard
an invisible barrier that woman encounter when trying to win jobs in the highest level of business
glass ceiling
an extreme or irrational aversion to gay, lesbian, bisexual, or all LGBTQ people, which often manifests as prejudice and bias
homophobia
the difference in earning between men and women
pay gap
