exam 2 sg Flashcards
What defines the ‘Intimate’ tier of intimacy?
Sharing subconscious fears or emotional wounds.
What are the three tiers of intimacy in Taylor & Altman’s Social Penetration Model?
Public (hobbies), Personal (values), Intimate (fears).
List the six stages of Rawlin’s Relational Model.
Role-limited interaction
Friendly relations
Moving toward
Nascent
Stabilized
Waning
What is ‘weaponized incompetence’?
Feigning inability to avoid tasks (e.g., ‘I don’t know how to load the dishwasher’).
What is a ‘boomerang family’?
Adult children returning home due to economic instability.
What is ‘cognitive home labor’?
Invisible mental work like planning meals or scheduling appointments.
What are the three components of the Romantic Triad?
Intimacy, Passion, Commitment.
How does Disney reinforce heteronormativity?
Portraying only heterosexual romances (e.g., Cinderella and Prince Charming).
Define ‘aesthetic attraction’.
Admiring someone’s appearance without romantic/sexual desire.
What is the ‘ick’ phenomenon?
Sudden loss of attraction due to perceived unmasculine/feminine behavior (e.g., a man crying).
What is desexualization in the context of disability?
Systemic erasure of disabled people’s sexuality (e.g., lack of sexual education access).
Who is Andrew Gurza?
A disability advocate challenging stigma around disabled sexuality.
Define non-normative sexuality.
Sexuality outside hetero/monogamous norms (e.g., queer, polyamorous).
What does Title IX protect against?
Sex-based discrimination in education, including transgender rights.
What is the ‘hidden curriculum’ in schools?
Unspoken gendered norms (e.g., girls called on less in STEM classes).
Rosalind Franklin (DNA structure)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (pulsars).
WHAT HAPPENED
Name a scientist whose work was stolen.
What is the ‘glass ceiling’?
Invisible barrier limiting women’s career advancement.
What is the ‘motherhood penalty’?
Wage reduction for women after having children.
Define ‘power dressing’.
1980s trend of women wearing masculine suits (e.g., shoulder pads).
What is the ‘leg cam’?
Fox News tactic focusing on female anchors’ legs to sexualize them.
What is intersectionality?
Overlapping identities shaping discrimination (e.g., Black women facing hair bias).
What is a ‘moral panic’?
Exaggerated fear of social change (e.g., anti-trans bathroom bills).
Define ‘toxic masculinity’.
Harmful masculine norms like suppressing emotions.
What is the ‘second shift’?
Unpaid domestic labor after paid work (e.g., women cooking post-job).
What is polygyny?
One man married to multiple women.
What is the gender pay gap?
Women earn ~83¢ for every male dollar (wider for women of color).
Who are TERFs?
Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists opposing trans inclusion.
Who is Lia Thomas?
A trans swimmer sparking debates about fairness in sports.
What is ‘dress coding’?
School policies targeting marginalized students (e.g., banning braids).
What is the ‘nuclear family’ model?
Traditional family: two parents + children (e.g., 1950s TV shows).
What are ‘nascent friendships’?
Early-stage friendships where roles fade (e.g., inviting a coworker to coffee).
What is ‘referent power’ in families?
Power derived from respect (e.g., a parent admired for values).
What is ‘passing’ in LGBTQ+ contexts?
Presenting as cisgender/heterosexual to avoid discrimination.
What did Mia Fischer argue about sports bills?
They echo Jim Crow-era ‘protection’ myths rooted in white supremacy.
What is the ‘fatherhood bonus’?
Men earning more after having children, reinforcing ‘breadwinner’ roles.
What is ‘role-limited interaction’?
Interacting based on situational roles (e.g., chatting at a wedding).
‘Knapp’s 5 Coming Apart’ phases?
Differentiating
Circumscribing
Stagnating
Avoiding,
Terminating.
What is ‘emotional attraction’?
Desiring emotional closeness without physical/romantic intent.
What is ‘intellectual attraction’?
Admiring someone’s way of thinking or knowledge.
What is ‘sexual attraction’?
Desire for sexual contact or intimacy.
What is ‘recreational intimacy’?
Bonding through shared leisure activities (e.g., hiking together).
What is the ‘sticky floor’?
Women trapped in low-mobility jobs (e.g., administrative roles).
What is ‘merit’ in wage gap discussions?
Bias in promotions favoring men despite equal qualifications.
What are ‘multi-generational families’?
Extended family sharing a household (common in Hispanic cultures).
What is ‘coercive power’ in families?
Using punishment to enforce compliance (e.g., grounding a child).
What is ‘expert power’?
Authority from specialized knowledge (e.g., a parent teaching skills).
What is ‘gendered chore division’?
Assigning tasks by gender (e.g., men do yardwork, women cook).
What is ‘white feminist rhetoric’?
Exclusionary feminism ignoring race/class (e.g., TERF ideologies).
What is ‘biological essentialism’?
Viewing gender as strictly tied to sex (e.g., anti-trans arguments).
What is ‘gender dysphoria’?
Distress from mismatched gender identity and assigned sex.
What is ‘GAHC’ (Gender-Affirming Health Care)?
Medical support for transitioning (e.g., puberty blockers).
What is ‘institutional desexualization’?
Denying disabled people access to sexual health resources.
What is ‘queering knowledge’?
Challenging norms about disabled/queer sexuality.
What is ‘heteropatriarchy’?
Social systems prioritizing male/heterosexual dominance.
What is ‘Eurocentric professionalism’?
Bias favoring white/Western norms (e.g., banning natural hairstyles).
What is ‘neat and uniform’ military bias?
Banning Black hairstyles like dreadlocks under false professionalism claims.
What is ‘inclusive bathroom policy’?
Gender-neutral restrooms to accommodate LGBTQ+ individuals.
What is ‘Title IX’s impact on sports’?
Ensuring equal opportunities, now including transgender athletes.
What is ‘ADHD underdiagnosis in girls’?
Girls’ symptoms overlooked due to gendered stereotypes.
What is ‘STEM’s gender bias’?
Women’s ideas rated lower if gendered (e.g., coding submissions).
What is ‘JMU’s historical gender bias’?
All presidents were men at a originally women’s college.
What is ‘Title IX’s expansion under Obama’?
Including protections against campus sexual violence.
What is ‘media’s role in workplace sexism’?
Reinforcing norms (e.g., Fox News’ ‘leg cam’).
What is ‘testosterone suppression’ in sports?
Requiring trans women to lower T levels for eligibility.
What is ‘protection discourse’ in trans debates?
Framing anti-trans policies as ‘saving’ cisgender women.
What is ‘the decline of friendship’?
Reduced social bonds due to workism/geographic mobility.
What is ‘heterosocial friendship’?
Platonic bonds between men and women, often stigmatized.
What is ‘male gaze’ in media?
Portraying women as objects for heterosexual male viewers.
What is ‘racialized biological essentialism’?
Linking race to biology to justify discrimination (e.g., Jim Crow).
What is ‘disability celebration’?
Rejecting pity, embracing disability as identity (e.g., Andrew Gurza).
What is ‘monogamy as normative’?
Assuming lifelong heterosexual pairing as ideal.
What is ‘vanilla sexuality’?
Conventional, non-kink sexual practices.
What is ‘the Disney princess effect’?
Teaching girls to prioritize romance over autonomy.
What is ‘male-dominated field entry’?
Women avoiding ‘ruffling feathers’ in STEM/leadership roles.
What is ‘imposter syndrome’?
Self-doubt despite competence, often gendered.
What is ‘the broken ladder’?
Lack of promotion pathways for marginalized groups.
What is ‘Equal Pay Day’?
Date symbolizing how far into the year women work to match men’s earnings.
What is ‘role stereotyping for men’?
Expectations like ‘toughness’ or ‘breadwinner’ status.
What is ‘role stereotyping for women’?
Expectations like ‘nurturing’ or ‘homemaker’ roles.
What is ‘the gender gap in STEM’?
Underrepresentation of women due to systemic bias.
What is ‘the Disney whitewashing’?
Prioritizing white characters as romantic leads.
What is ‘the jezebel trope’?
Hypersexualizing Black women (e.g., Nala in The Lion King).
What is ‘the wage gap in red states’?
Larger disparities in conservative regions (e.g., Texas vs. California).
What is ‘the glass escalator’?
Men rising faster in female-dominated fields (e.g., nursing).
What is ‘the 1950s nuclear family push’?
Post-WWII idealization of suburban homemaker/breadwinner dynamics.
What is ‘chosen family’?
Non-biological kinship bonds (e.g., LGBTQ+ communities).
What is ‘the impact of stolen work’?
Erasing women’s contributions (e.g., Rosalind Franklin’s DNA research).
What is ‘gendered ADHD diagnosis’?
Boys overdiagnosed due to hyperactivity; girls underdiagnosed.
What is ‘the Dove hairstyle study’?
Black women’s hairstyles rated ‘less professional’ than identical white ones.
What is ‘the Olympic testosterone rule’?
Trans women must suppress T for 12 months to compete.
What is ‘the bathroom bill parallel’?
Anti-trans laws echoing Jim Crow-era segregation logic.
What is ‘the inclusion paradox’?
Demanding marginalized groups assimilate to dominant norms.
What is ‘the impact of delayed GAHC’?
Higher suicide rates for trans youth denied care.
What is ‘the male confidence gap’?
Men negotiating salaries more aggressively than women.
What is ‘the dual income shift’?
Women working post-marriage but still managing household labor.
What is ‘the normalization of disability’?
Celebrating disabled identity vs. ‘overcoming’ it.
What is ‘the impact of media on romance’?
Unrealistic expectations (e.g., ‘love at first sight’).
What is ‘the romantic initiation gap’?
Men expected to make the first move (e.g., Disney princes).
What is ‘the LGBTQ+ representation shift’?
More queer characters post-2000s (e.g., Moonlight).
What is ‘the impact of Title IX rollbacks’?
Reduced protections for sexual assault survivors.
What is ‘the motherhood leadership penalty’?
Women seen as ‘less committed’ after having children.
What is ‘the military’s hair bias’?
Banning Black hairstyles until 2017 policy reforms.
What is ‘the impact of Fox News’ dress code’?
Female anchors sexualized (e.g., ‘skirts only’ mandates).
What is ‘the racialized wage gap’?
Black women earn 63¢, Hispanic women 55¢ per white male dollar.
What is ‘the STEM encouragement gap’?
Boys pushed toward science, girls toward humanities.
What is ‘the impact of gendered chores’?
Reinforcing domestic roles (e.g., women as ‘natural’ caregivers).
What is ‘the historical erasure of women scientists’?
Marie Curie as the only widely named female Nobel winner.
What is ‘the impact of heteronormativity’?
Assuming all relationships are heterosexual (e.g., media defaults).
What is ‘the trans athlete eligibility debate’?
Balancing inclusion with ‘fairness’ in sports.
