Gender and Sexuality

Question 1

Essentialist approach to gender

Answer 1

two opposite sexes, inborn and stable

Question 2

Bio-fundamentalist

Answer 2

two opposite sexes, inborn and stable and gender identities are contructed based on sex

Question 3

Constructionist approach

Answer 3

both sex and gender are socially constructed

Question 4

Sex

Answer 4

physical or physiological differences between males or females

Question 5

Intersexed (DSD)

Answer 5

physical sex characteristics that fall outside male/female binary

Question 6

Bio-fundamentalist gender

Answer 6

social or cultural distinctions based on sex

Question 7

Bio-fundamentalist gender identity

Answer 7

the extent to which one identifies as masculine or feminine

Question 8

Binary construction

Answer 8

a phenomenon can be placed in one of two mutually exclusive categories

Question 9

Two-spirited

Answer 9

indigenous cultures, both male and female cultures

Question 10

Cisgender

Answer 10

gender identity corresponds to birth sex

Question 11

Transgender

Answer 11

uncomfortable with birth gender and do not fit under normative constructions

Question 12

gender non-conforming people

Answer 12

outside gender binary

Question 13

constructionist approach

Answer 13

gender social practices at all levels

Question 14

sexuality:

Answer 14

capacity for sexual feelings, social system aimed at regulation of human behaviour

Question 15

patriarchy

Answer 15

set of institutional structures, men and women are dichotomous and unequal categories

Question 16

Gender socialization

Answer 16

people act according to social norms of gender

Question 17

Gender roles

Answer 17

behaviours that conform to widely shared expectations of how members are supposed to act

Question 18

Hegemonic Masculinity

Answer 18

men strive for masculinity

Question 19

Emphasized femininity

Answer 19

woman compliance to with subordination to men

Question 20

Gender Discrimnation in work

Answer 20

women paid less because family obligations will affect work

Question 21

Gender Segregation of labour

Answer 21

women limited to pink collar occupations and their work is undervalued

Question 22

Glass ceiling:

Answer 22

intangible barriers that prevent women from getting positions of power

Question 23

Glass escalator:

Answer 23

intangible barriers that allow men to reach positions of power

Question 24

sexism

Answer 24

subordination of female and superiority of male

Question 25

battered woman

Answer 25

repeatedly assaulted

Question 26

gaslighting

Answer 26

abuser makes victim question their own reality and sanity

Question 27

Quid pro quo

Answer 27

sexual harassment in return for employment

Question 28

hostile environment sexual harrasment

Answer 28

sexual jokes, comments and touching creating unfriendly work environment

Question 29

Parsons view on men and women | structural functionalism

Answer 29

men responsible for instrumental tasks and women are responsible for expressive tasks in internal world

Question 30

Goffman views (symbolism interactionist)

Answer 30

gender displays are based off codes of gender

Question 31

Karl Marx view on gender

Answer 31

both genders are victims of capitalism but women are also victims of gender oppression

Question 32

Social feminists

Answer 32

patriarchy derives the power from capitalistic or economic means

Question 33

feminism

Answer 33

gender differences are socially constructed

Question 34

contemporary feminism

Answer 34

inequality as related to other social axes

Question 35

Intersectionality

Answer 35

individuals social locations will have unique disadvantages

Question 36

Liberal Feminism

Answer 36

securing equal rights for all phases of public life

Question 37

Socialist feminism

Answer 37

if capitalism is overthrown and private property eliminated, female subordination would end

Question 38

Cultural feminism

Answer 38

men and women are different, the world currently runs on mens values but should run on women's values

Question 39

Standpoint theory

Answer 39

dominant groups see the world from dominated people (see it as more privileged)

Question 40

Relations of Ruling

Answer 40

coordinate everyday work of administration

Question 41

Constructionism

Answer 41

gender is repeated behaviour

Question 42

Performativity

Answer 42

gender is socially constructed then acted out

Question 43

Homophobia

Answer 43

fear/hatred of homosexual and transgender people an communities

Question 44

LGBTQ+

Answer 44

umbrella name for the community

Question 45

Heteronormativity

Answer 45

assumption that heterosexuality is normal

Question 46

Heterosexism

Answer 46

privilege heterosexuality

Question 47

Cis-normativity

Answer 47

assumption that all individuals are cisgendered and their documented sex, gender performance, and gender identity are the same