Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Flashcards

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Sex

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biological categorization

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Gender

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social ideas of men and women and norms of what is masculine and feminine

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Sexual Orientation

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emotional or sexual attraction to a particular sex

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Heteronormative Society

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heterosexuality is the preferred or normal sexual orientation, and that relationships between two people of opposite genders are the only socially acceptable and natural form of relationships

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Gender Roles

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the roles a specific gender needs to play in society

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Gender Identity

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personal sense of one’s gender

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Claudia Goldin - women in the workforce

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female University of Chicago MBAs were making 55 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings. Sixty percent of the difference was attributed to career interruptions largely associated with motherhood

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Gender Difference Beliefs

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the belief that there is more difference between gender than there are similarities

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Transgender

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people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth

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Transsexual

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person who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex

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Gender Socialization

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the process in which children/people develop ideas about gender roles, sexual orientation, etc

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Theory of Evolution

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men and women evolved with different brains that suit them to fundamentally different roles in society

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Theory of Agriculture, Property, and Capitalism

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setting in one place rather than nomadic life creates pressure to protect and pass on personal prosperity – hard rules about marriage and paternity – restriction of women

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Gender Pay Gap

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as a society, we devalue the jobs that women do

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Gender Differences in Poverty

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gender becomes a competition for resources, 47% in US labor and 59% college educated entry level workforce are women – yet they’re more likely to be in poverty compared to men

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