Gender

Question 1

gender

Answer 1

social construction

Question 2

gender identity

Answer 2

one’s perception of self as male or female

Question 3

gendered division of labour

Answer 3

system in which males and females, take “sex-appropriate” tasks

Question 4

gendered order

Answer 4

part of social structure that makes social life gendered, directing how males and females should act, including norms, roles and ideology

Question 5

objectification

Answer 5

to view someone as an object, usually sexual

Question 6

private realm

Answer 6

the home, unpaid domestic labour, and expressive tasks - female domain

Question 7

public realm

Answer 7

paid labour and instrumental tasks for survival - male domain

Question 8

sex

Answer 8

biological inheritence

Question 9

transgendered

Answer 9

male to female and vice versa

Question 10

female occupational ghetto

Answer 10

“pink collar ghetto”, way more female representation

Question 11

Gender Intensification

Answer 11

Process by which individuals are influenced to hyper-differentiate themselves from the other gender in terms of appearance and behaviour
Perpetuated by mass media and advertising in pursuit of $$$
Adolescence is key period of this identity manipulation

Question 12

Effects of Gender Intensification

Answer 12

1. ill prepares both men and women for roles they will later perform
   2.Impossible standards leads to low self-esteem and high dissatisfaction
   3.Emphasizes the dominant/submissive
   nature of the male/female relationship
   and perpetuates gender inequality

Question 13

Persistence of Gender Differences

Answer 13

1.Gender schemas tend to shape the way we
notice, interpret and remember information
according to our expectations about genders
2. Social roles for males and females enhance or
suppress different capabilities
3. Differential gender socialization leads males and
females to develop different skills and attitudes
which leads to different behaviours – the
differences in behavior seem to confirm the
appropriateness of the different roles - naturalization of biology

Question 14

Gender Stratification

Answer 14

Social status and social roles that men and women occupy in society
◦ Gender stereotyping leads to social
attitudes about “correct” gender roles for men and women, leading to different statuses
◦ Place in society is largely based on the value we place on their role in the division of labour

Question 15

Reasons for Gendered Wage Gap

Answer 15

Human Capital factors – education, experience, tenure, field of study
Demographic factors – marital status & children
Job Characteristics – occupational segregation, industries, type of work, size of establishment