Gender and Sexuality Flashcards
Essentialist approach to gender
two opposite sexes, inborn and stable
Bio-fundamentalist
two opposite sexes, inborn and stable and gender identities are contructed based on sex
Constructionist approach
both sex and gender are socially constructed
Sex
physical or physiological differences between males or females
Intersexed (DSD)
physical sex characteristics that fall outside male/female binary
Bio-fundamentalist gender
social or cultural distinctions based on sex
Bio-fundamentalist gender identity
the extent to which one identifies as masculine or feminine
Binary construction
a phenomenon can be placed in one of two mutually exclusive categories
Two-spirited
indigenous cultures, both male and female cultures
Cisgender
gender identity corresponds to birth sex
Transgender
uncomfortable with birth gender and do not fit under normative constructions
gender non-conforming people
outside gender binary
constructionist approach
gender social practices at all levels
sexuality:
capacity for sexual feelings, social system aimed at regulation of human behaviour
patriarchy
set of institutional structures, men and women are dichotomous and unequal categories
Gender socialization
people act according to social norms of gender
Gender roles
behaviours that conform to widely shared expectations of how members are supposed to act
Hegemonic Masculinity
men strive for masculinity