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Gender

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Personal traits that a society links to being female or male not the same as sex

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Sex

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The biological distinction between females and males

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What is the difference between gender and sex

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Sex is determined biologically and gender is a societal construction Created by society

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Gender stratification

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The unequal distribution of wealth power and privilege between men and women

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Patriarchy

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Social pattern which males dominate females

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Matriarchy

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Social pattern which females Dominic males

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Sexism

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The Believe that one sex is a superior to the other

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Female infanticide

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Killing a new born girl

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Jessie bernard

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Gender shapes are experiencing marriage and hers classic study of traditional marriage

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Gender bias exist in

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Films advertising TV shows political campaign advertising

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What does religion teach just about gender

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Christians and Islam That men are the protectors of women women are obedient to them
Presbyterian I’ve moved towards green greater genderequality

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Gender in the military

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In the past only open to men then certain positions only available to women now all positions open to men and women

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Equal pay act of 1963 and title

VII Of the civil rights act of 1964

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Outlaw gender discrimination it requires that employers not discriminate between men and women in hiring or setting pay

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Gender stratification is the unequal distribution of wealth power and privilege between men and women

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Gender gap

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Means that women are more likely to be over represented at the low end of the income scale

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Gender earnings gap

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Women who share household with a man depend on his earnings

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Why do men earn more than women

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Men and women have different types of jobs
Balancing work with social roles and obligations
Gender Discrimination with women
Women typically fall behind their male colleagues

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Glass ceiling

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Subtle discrimination and effectively blocks the movement of women into the highest positions in organizations

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Which categories of women are at great risk for sexual violence

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Women younger than 35 that are poor and living in cities

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What makes a violence a gender issues

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Physical aggressiveness is the definition of masculinity
Whatever is viewed as feminine is less worthy
Men think they have permission to engage in sexual activity because she shows interest in them
I’m confused interest with consent

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Sexual violence are displays of milk power over women for this reason sexual violence is the dimension of gender stratification

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Sexual-harassment

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I want to Commons gestures or physical contact of a sexual nature

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Patriarchal culture teachers meant to assess women not according to their abilities but on the basis of their sexual attractiveness

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Naomi wolf

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Claims that are cultures ideas about beauty put men in a position of power over women

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Talcott parsons
Best known for functional theory of gender Complementary rules masculinity is instrumental orientation synonyms involves expressive orientation they complement each other
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Criticism of functional theory
Supports traditional gender rules and male domination Society benefits from conventional ideas about gender Glasses over personal strains and social conflict produced by Richard gender patterns
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Strength of symbolic interaction theory
Putting a human face on gender showing how gender is at work and familiar dimensions of every day life and that’s an important building block of social
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Criticism of symbolic interaction 30
It overlooks the brought importance of gender as a structure that operates throughout society
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Frederick Engels
Men and a dominant position over women Men enjoy the wealth in the power and that woman’s happiness lies in marriage and domestic life
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Social conflict theory shows how gender developed into a major dimension of social stratification
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Criticisms of Engels theory
Families may be patriarchal but they perform the vital task of raising children Men and women may be different but not everyone defines those differences is unjust Capitalism is at the heart of gender stratification
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Intersection theory
How race class and gender interact often creating multiple disadvantages for some categories of people
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Structural functional theory what is gender
Parsons gender involves complimentary patterns of thought an action women and men helped a society together
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Structural functional is gender a problem
Gender is not a problem it’s functional because it’s helpful to the orderly operation of society
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Symbolic interaction theory what is gender
Gender is a system of meaning that shapes the every day lives of women and men how we interact make use of space and language all reflect gender
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Symbolic interaction theory is gender a problem
From an individual point of view gender may or may not be a problem gender is a basic element of social reality we experience every day
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Social conflict theory what is gender
Gender is a dimension of social stratification the benefits men at the Expense of woman Engels Patriarchy arose to enable wealthy men to pass property to their sons
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Social conflict theory is gender a problem
Gender is a problem especially for the other half of the population that are women women are disadvantage by a system that gives wealth and power to men Intersection theory explains what does experience especially great disadvantages and some categories
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Feminism
Political movement that sets the social equality of women in men Involves both Siri and activism
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Famous degree of the following general points
The importance of gender, equality, choice, sexual freedom activism against patriarchy, gender violence
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Types of feminism
Liberal feminism Socialist feminism Radical feminism Call troll multicultural and GlobalFeminism
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Liberal feminism
both men and women can freely develop talents and pursue interests Is a reform approach at six to change the existing social institutions For women to have the same rights opportunities and rewards as men
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Social is feminism political left
``` Capitalism depresses women by forcing them to do house work women are dependent on men for economic security abolish the capital system C class revolution is necessary for gender revolution ```
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Radical feminism political left
Gender stratification is the most basic dimension of inequality patriarchy is built into the concept of gender itself and that Nothing short of ending the distinction between male and female will bring about equality
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Multicultural feminism
As that we recognize the common subordination of all women that acknowledge the social differences and specific challenges of women in US society
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Cultural feminism
Women are kinder and gentler than men women can build a supportive communities of the room
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GlobalFeminism
Woman live in the world by a system of global stratification women in the US experienced subordination demand but enjoy your high income life chances of women and nations of the world are shared by both gender an inequality of a disadvantage position
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Radical left view gender in equality problem
Serious gender inequality is built into not only the institutions of the United States society but also the biological task of childbearing
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Radical left you gender inequality solution
There must be a fundamental change an economic political and family institutions in order to illuminate gender in equality
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Liberal view gender inequality problem
Although US society has made strides towards equality for women and men and women still have lower social standing
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Liberal view gender inequality solution
Government programs can combat prejudice and discrimination affirmative action will open more doors to women convertible worth policy would reduce income differences between women and men
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Conservative view gender inequality what is the problem
Trend toward gender equality has boosted incomes we can families and reduced importance of parenting in peoples eyes
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Conservative view gender inequality solution
Cultural value should encourage people to strengthen their commitment to marriage partners in children

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