ENUM LESSON 3 Flashcards
Example of Social Identity
• Age
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Social Class
• Gender
• Nationality
• (Dis)ability
• Sexual Orientation
• Religion
Concept of Gender Includes (5) Important Elements:
• Relational
• Hierarchical
• Historical
• Contextual
• Institutional
Three Sexual Orientation
• Homosexual
• Heterosexual
• Bisexual
Sociology of Gender
Masculinity and Femininity
Forms of Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Bisexual
Homosexual
Pansexual
Asexual
Gender Expression
Masculine
Feminine
Gender Neutral
Androgynous
Major Agents of Gender Socialization
• Parents/Family
• Teachers/School
• Peers
• Media
• Church/Religion
Gender profiling: Common stereotypes of men and women
• Men are strong and do all the work
• Men are the “backbone”
• Women aren’t as smart as a man
• Women can’t do as good of a job as a man
• Girls are not good at sports
• Guys are messy and unclean
• Men who spend too much time on the computer or read are geeks.
Cultures: stereotype
• All Arabs and Muslims are terrorists
• All people who live in the city are more liberated
• Italian or French people are the best lovers
• All informal settlers are poor
• All jews are greedy
• All Asians are good at math.
• All asians like to eat rice and drive slow.
• All Irish people are drunkards and eat potatoes
• All americans are generally considered to be friendly, generous, and tolerant, but also arrogant, impatient, and domineering.
Forms of Gender Stereotype
• Descriptive Components - typically
• Prescriptive Components - should
Identified Gender Inequality
a. Lack of Mobility
b. Freedom of Marriage
c. Discriminatory Divorce Rights
d. Citizenship
e. Custody Rights
f. Violence
g. Professional Obstacle
h. Restricted Land Ownership
i. Access to Education