Chapter 9 Flashcards
Sex
Biological characteristics with which we are born
Gender
Learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize women and men
Gender identity
Characteristics, attitudes, feelings and behaviors that society expects of females and males
Gender stereotypes
Expectations about how people will look, act , think and feel based on their sex
Sexism
Attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex, usually females, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex
Gender stratification
Peoples unequal access to wealth, power, status, prestige, and other valued resources because of their sex
Gender pay-gap
The overall income difference between women and men in the workplace ( The wage gap)
Sexual Harassment
Any unwanted sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or other conduct of a sexual nature that makes a person uncomfortable and interferes with her or his work
Sexual identity
Our awareness of ourselves as male or female and the ways that we express our sexual values, attitudes, feelings, and beliefs
Sexual orientation
Preference for sexual partners of the same sex or the opposite sex, of both sexes, or neither sex
Homosexuals
Those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex
Heterosexual
Those who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex
Bisexual
Those who are sexually attracted to member of both sexes
asexual
Those who are lack any interest in or desire for sex
Transgender people
Those who are transexuals, intersexuals, or transvestites
