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Chapter 3 Notes Flashcards

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The socially learned attitudes and behaviors associated with being male or female

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Gender

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Biological characteristics determine whether we are male or female

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Sex

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is the behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

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a role

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are the expected behaviors of a male/female in particular culture.

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gender roles

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the behavior defined by biological constraints

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a sex role

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is the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group

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socialization

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is a person’s psychological sense of whether they are male or female.

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gender identity

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is an intense psychological discomfort with one’s sex

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gender variance

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are members of one gender that dress up as members of another

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cross-dressers

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are males who dresses provocatively in order to appeal to men

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transvestites

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a person with the biological sex of one gender who has the identity or self-concept of the other gender and undergoes medical producers to change to that sex

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transsexuals

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a person with the biological sex of one gender who has the identity of other gender, lives the full time life of that gender, but does not undergo medial procedures to change to that gender

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transgenderists

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a person who has both male & female sexual organs that are not distinct

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Hermaphrodite/ intersexual

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means female dominated, female identified, and female centered

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Matriarchal

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means male dominated, male identified,and male centered

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Patriarchal

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is unjust discrimination based on person’s sex

-the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other

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Sexisum

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abuse of one’s position of authority to force unwanted sexual attention on another person

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sexual harassment

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Sociobiology suggest that……

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-our social behavior and gender behavior results from biological difference

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An example of Learning by Reinforcement

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Rewards and Punishment

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An example of Learning By Modeling

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Imitation

-We learn attitudes and behaviors through our interaction with the environment

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How children think,understand, and reason changes as they grow older

-This is the result of biological maturation and increasing social experience

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Cognitive Development Theory

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Know about two different genders but not permanent (hair, color,etc.)

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2 yrs old

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Can identified them-self as girl or boy and want to do girl or boy things

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5 yrs old

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Gender os permanent, does not change hair or clothes

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6/7 yrs old

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mental category for organizing our perceptions of cultural stimuli

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schema

  • Children Develop a gender schema about what different genders typically do
  • This framework is used to interpret new information about gender
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Who is independent, courages, and tough

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Boys

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Who is affectionate, nurturing, and understanding

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Girls

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Four Ways Parents Socialize their children

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1) Use different physical and verbal manipulations:treat girls more gently and boys more roughly.
2) Directs attention towards certain stereotypical gender: Identified objects-toys are different
3) Applies different verbal descriptions to the same behavior-boys are considered active while girls are considered aggressive
4) encourages or discourages certain stereotypical gender-identified activities: as a child you were asked to do certain chores that were/are stereotypical male or female

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How are girls influenced?

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  • act certain ways awarded or shunned

- girls are often by boys-put down girls that boys do not think are pretty or more intelligent

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How are boys influenced?

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Boys promote gender stereotyping- girls/pretty and boys/toughness (wimp)

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How do teachers influence boys?

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Boys tend to get more attention from teachers than girls do,called on more in class,given more time to take, and disciplined more harshly.

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How do teachers influence girls?

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Girls are more likely to be praised for their appearance and having neat work. They tend to do better academically through elementary school,boys surpass them in middle school(math,science,and reading)

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Half of working women are found secretarial positions and administrative assistants

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Occupations Dominated by females

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Most U.S senators and congressional representative are men

Religious leadership is male dominated

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Occupations Dominated by males

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Higher income& other job-related advantage

Less domestic work and marital stress

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Benefits Males

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Identity tied to relationships rather than work and closer attachments w/children

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Benefits Females

36
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Left feeling less of a man if you fall short of your goals

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Personal self worth being tied to job position & income

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unpleasant working conditions,supervisor/employees

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Job-related stress

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experience role overload when they try to juggle role overload

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Less time with family life

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Loneliness and fear of intimacy

Limited on child custody when divorced

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Limited emotional expression

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What are some Drawbacks for females?

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-Reduced income and career fulfillment

41
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Dependence on the spouse, resulting in happiness(female)

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dependents on her spouse

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possibly being drawn into eating disorders

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The Beauty Problem (females)

43
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Lowe self-esteem less social confidence, and believe that they are not as intelligent as working women.

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Less Personal Self Worth (female)

44
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the view that women should have the same economic, social,and political rights that men have

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feminism

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inequality is rooted in sexism,it assumes that the cause of women’s inequality is learned customs of inequality

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Liberal Feminism

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the sexual division of labor and gender inequality are an expression for parental leave and child care to enable women to achieve a better quality of life

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Socialist feminism

47
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inequality rooted in patriarchy

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Radical Feminism

48
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describes social arrangements in which potions of power and authority are mostly held by men.
-A key emphasis of radical feminism is violence,both physical and psychological,as perpetrated by male-dominated institutions against females

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Patriarchy

49
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oppression rooted in dominance of heterosexuality

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Lesbian Feminism

50
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promotes a return to traditional gender and family roles

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conservative feminism

51
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agree that the patriarchal system causes oppression and isolation but are more concerned with males attempts to achieve self-realization and self-expression

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Masculinists

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believe that male dominance is natural and therefor women’s attempts to gain gender equality must be resisted

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Antifeminists

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agree with feminist women that patriarchy benefits

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Pro-feminists

54
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occurs when 2 or more roles are in compatible

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role conflict

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is the quality of having one person that characteristics, as both males and females

ex: women being more logical in one kind of situation and more emotional in another or being competitive in one situation and nurturing in another. Allowing men to express their own emotions more freely without being criticized or stereotyped

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androgyny

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