Exam 2 Flashcards
What is race?
A collection of physical traits deemed by society to be socially significant
What is ethnicity?
Characteristics of groups associated with national origins, languages, and cultural and religious practicies
What are stereotypes?
Perceived notions about the behavior, attitude, looks, feelings and motives of a group or people
What is prejudice?
Negative or hostile attitude toward another group (arises out of stereotypes)
What is discrimination?
Unequal treatment because of their social group
What is sex?
Refers to biological differences
What is gender?
Expectations and roles that males and females are expected to fill
What is gender identity?
Whether a person identifies as man, woman, neither
What is cisgender?
One’s gender identity corresponds to biological category and heterosexual
What is a minority group?
A category of people with relative disadvantage in society
What is a patriarchy?
Society organized around male privilege and heirarchy
What is sexualism?
The beliefs and social relations holding men are superior to women
What is paternalism?
The view that women need protection and are not fully responsible for their actions
What is chivalry?
The reluctance to inflict harm on a woman accompanied by unwillingness to believe that women could possess criminal intent
What is mysogyny?
Organized, institutionalized, normalized, hostility and violence toward women