Exam 1 Flashcards
Patriarchy can be defined as
Male domination
A person that displays a lack of gender differentiation or a blending of gender is known as
Androgynous
A discussion of the ways gender interacts with other aspects of difference illustrates
Intersectionality
The process by which we learn gender is known as
Gender socialization
-is usually given to us at birth and determined by our physical body type to be male or female.
Gender Assignment
To be transgendered is to
Push against gender boundaries
Gender is best understood as
Per formative
A primary focus of a third wave of feminism agenda is on
Sexuality and identity
Postmodernism is a perspective that
Investigates the relationship between knowledge and power
The feminist theoretical perspective that combines radical feminism and the insights of a class analysis is
Socialist feminism
Postmodern feminism
Does all these things- pays attention to how language constructs reality, emphasizes truth is a relative concept, emphasizes identity is multifaceted
According to bell hooks in feminist politics, women who tend to be committed to gender equality are most likely to be
White materially privileged women
According to bell hooks in feminist politics original anti male sentiment has been transformed in contemporary feminism to what?
Gender justice
The cultural acceptance if men being able to date much younger women is an example of privilege associated with which two systems of inequality and privilege?
Sexism and ageism
Regimes of truth are known as
Categories of meaning
