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What is sex?

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Refers to the biological differences between males and females

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What is gender?

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Cultural classification of people as masculine and feminine. Societies create expectations for people to think, feel and act appropriate to their sex

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What is sexuality?

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Sexual orientation and preferences

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What is femininity?

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Characteristics associated with being a woman which has an effect on behaviour , fluid concept

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What is masculinity?

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Characteristics associated with being a man which has an effect on behaviour, fluid concept

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What is hegemonic femininity?

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Traditional style of femininity (passive, quiet, subordinate)

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What is hegemonic masculinity?

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Traditional style of masculinity (toughness, aggression, breadwinner)

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What is passive femininity?

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Women allowing other people to treat them anyway

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What is social constructionism?

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Something is defined by society - built by social processes rather than being natural/inherent/biological

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What is biological determinism?

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All human behaviour is innate, determined by genes, brain size or other biological attributes

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What is the instrumental role?

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Makes have this role as breadwinner and protector based on natural strength

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What is the expressive role?

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Females have this role and it’s natural and based on their childbearing attributes such as producing breastmilk

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What is third gender?

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Born into the wrong body (transgender)

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What is patriarchy?

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A hierarchy where there is usually male dominance in society

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What is a lad?

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A guy who cares about sex, drinking, smoking and wants to reinforce their hegemonic masculinity

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What is a ladette?

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A female version of a lad. More assertive and loud

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What is a new man?

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A man who cares about his appearance and will take on traditional female roles such as cooking and cleaning

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What is the crisis of masculinity?

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Deindustrialisation means that hegemonic men no longer feel that they can provide for their families economically or feel masculine

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What is marginalised masculinity?

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A masculine identity held by those who had traditional masculine jobs and now feel that they are under threat

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What is complicit masculinity?

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Men who believe that men and women should have equal roles

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What is subordinate masculinity?

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Masculine identity that is less powerful and carries a lower status

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What is hyper masculinity?

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Exaggerated forms of hegemonic masculinity usually from a maternal background

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What is genderquake?

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Shifting of power from men to women

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What is horizontal segregation?

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The labour market is segregated so that men and women occupy specific areas of jobs

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What is vertical segregation?

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The labour market is divided so that men occupy the top positions in the workplace

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Masculine traits

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Aggressive, ambitious, assertive, athletic, competitive, dominant, forceful, leader, independent

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Feminine traits

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Affectionate, compassionate, soft spoken, gentle, understanding, sensitive, shy, loyal

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What is anthropology and why is it useful for knowing gender roles?

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Comparative study of human societies and cultures and their developments. It helps see whether gender roles are biological or social by researching different societies/tribes and seeing their roles

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Different gender roles in other tribes researched by Mead

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Arapesh: Men were gentle and shared responsibility in childcare (both had feminine traits)
Mundugamor: Men obtained wives by kidnapping them, women showed little maternal affection (both had masculine traits)
Tchambuli: Women were assertive, conducted trade and initiated sex. Men concerned in appearance, engaged in gossip

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Why is Meads research in gender roles criticised?

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She had different studies to Freeman and so might not have been reliable as she could’ve just wanted to fit her own hypothesis

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What is manipulation?

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Encouraging or discouraging gender appropriate behaviour (clothing, hairstyles, colour scheme)

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What is canalisation?

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Parents directing children’s interest into certain toys and play

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What is verbal appellation?

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Parents using stereotypical feminine and masculine descriptions (lady-like, man-up, big and strong, ladies first, be a gentlemen, honey)

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How do parents reinforce domestic activities?

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Daughters have cultural expectations of future responsibilities (cleaning, cooking)
Control theory- females expected to have more control and more restrictions whereas boys have more freedom

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What is the cult of femininity?

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Friendship and a shared culture with other girls (go out in pairs to attract a male, make-up/fashion) a best friend is a stepping stone for marriage

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What do Nixon and Mort say about masculinity in the media?

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Nixon: it’s ‘cool’ for men to care about appearance, become a concept of seduction
Mort: sexualisation of the male body

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What were reasons for homophobia in the 1980’s?

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Rise of conservative politics and backlash from AIDS crisis

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What was Section 28?

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It banned the promotion of homosexuality, it was repealed in 2003

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What are the ‘three F’s’ according to Mac an Ghaill with heterosexual boys?

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Football, fighting and fucking

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Why was ideal body image created?

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Men creased ideal body image for women to keep them under control

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What is male gaze?

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TV producers employ females of a certain age and body size to display cleavage and wear short skirts

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Masculine subjects

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PE (contact) 
Construction (manual labour) 
Maths (mechanically minded)
Business (money/competition)
Politics (leadership)
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Feminine subjects

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English (communicate)
Textiles (creative)
Dance (expressive)
Sociology (sensitive)
Biology (nurses/carers)
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Girls toys

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Kitchen set (housewife)
Dolls (carer)
Dress up (beauty)
Shopping (domestic consumer)
My little pony (friendship)
Unpaid workers in the home
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Boys toys

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Builders set (manual labour)
Army soldiers (aggressive)
Football (physical sport, competitive)
Paid workers outside the home

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Different types of third gender

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Hijra (female souls in male body)
Two spirit Native Americans (occupy one body with both genders)
Fa’afafines (accepted as traditional Samoan culture)
Kathoeys (lady boys in Thailand)

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What is the labelling theory?

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Attaching names or labels to certain groups or individuals

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What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?

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Beginning to live up to the label given to someone to act out

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What is the national curriculum?

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Core subjects that all students in state controlled schools must follow

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What is the hidden curriculum?

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Things that are taught in school that aren’t subject based (punctuality, stereotypes, uniform, obedience)

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Gender identities (6 marker)

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Cultural classification of people as masculine and feminine. Societies create expectations for people to think, feel and act appropriate to their sex. Masculinity is characteristics associated with being a man and has an effect on behaviour but is a fluid concept. Femininity is characteristics with being a woman, effects behaviour and fluid concept

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Sexuality (6 marker)

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A persons sexual orientation and preferences. Heterosexuality is being attracted to the opposite sex. Homosexuality is being attracted to the same sex and bisexuality is both.

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Feminine identities (6 marker)

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Type of gender identity not only associated with sex (biological) but the roles associated with being a woman, socially constructed, taught through socialisation and is a fluid concept. Hegemonic femininity is socialised through canalisation and verbal appellations and is the traditional style of females (carer, housewife) Ladette as explained by Jackson is women portraying masculine characteristics

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Masculine identities (6 marker)

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Type of gender identity not only associated with sex (biological) but the roles associated with being a man. Socially constructed, taught through socialisation and is a fluid concept. Hegemonic masculinity explained by Oakley is taught through canalisation and verbal appellations and is the traditional style of men (tough, breadwinner) New man explained by Mort is a man who takes care and pride in his appearance

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