Chapter 5 Flashcards
bakla
a gender status in the Philippines that involves a natal man dressed as a woman.
baybalan
a natal man who dressed as a woman, or a man born with ambiguous genitals. This ancient social role in the Philippines was understood to result in specialized access to spiritual power.
burqa
a long garment covering every bit of a woman’s body, including her eyes.
female circumcision
a cultural practice that involves removal of part or all of a girl’s genitalia and may involve the surgical closure of her vagina until she is married.
gender
what it means to be male or female in a particular culture.
gender role
a set of expectations regarding proper behavior and appearance for a particular gender.
gender socialization
the process of learning how to act according to the gender norms of a culture.
gender status
a position a person can occupy in the social order that is directly related to maleness or femaleness. Gender status is usually ascribed. English-language gender statuses are girl, boy, man, and woman.
intersex
people born with ambiguous genitals due to a variety of biological conditions
kula ring
an exchange system around the chain of Trobriand Islands.
purdah
the seclusion of women from public view.
quinceañera
a popular Catholic tradition of Mexico involving a ritual passage of a girl from childhood to adulthood.
sex
biological maleness or femaleness, usually given at birth.
sexual culture
the system of cultural meanings about sexuality and the social practices of sexuality.
sexual identity
an element of some sexual cultures, the intentional sense of having a sexual desire around which your social identity is built.
