Chapter 8: Race and Gender Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of the US population is black?
A
14%
2
Q
Essentialist Argument
A
Belief that women have a more unique role in government due to their status as caretakers
3
Q
Sex vs Gender
A
Sex is biological, gender is how you see yourself
4
Q
Occupational segregation
A
Access to the labor market differs by race and gender
5
Q
Second shift (gender)
A
Women often have to take care of children at home after working at their occupation
6
Q
Structural argument
A
A power structure that limits women’s occupational choices
7
Q
Intersectionality
A
discrimination of class, race, gender, and sexual orientation often overlap to form a “matrix of domination”
8
Q
Ambiguity of intersex concept
A
Challenging the binary notions of sex
