Gender Flashcards
gender roles
the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex
gender stereotypes
oversimplified, strongly held views about the characteristics males and females
gender stratification
unequal distribution of social resources btw men and women
third gender
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berdache
Native Americans who could be classified neither as men nor women.
hijras
in India – to refer to transwomen (male-to-female transsexual or transgender individuals)
two spirit
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sworn virgins
women who take a vow of chastity and wear male clothing in order to live as men in the patriarchal northern Albanian society.
public-domestic dichotomy
work at home vs more valued work outside the home
patriarchy
political system ruled by men
matriarchy
a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women
gender dimorphism
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