Gendered Bodies

Question 1

Adonis complex

Answer 1

Makes obsessed with building muscle to the point where it impacts interactions with others, employment, self image

Question 2

Tyranny of muscularity

Answer 2

Obsession with building muscle, may look fit but isn’t actually

Question 3

Muscle dysmorphia

Answer 3

Belief you are too small

Question 4

Locker room syndrome

Answer 4

Creates anxiety, fear of being judged

Question 5

Penile erectile dysfunction/ impotence

Answer 5

Hegemonic man, always ready to go, undermines self worth , enlargements / injections

Question 6

Male gaze

Answer 6

Depict the world and women from a masculine point of view presenting women as objects of male pleasures

Question 7

Westernized beauty

Answer 7

White beauty ideal (tall, thin)

Racial used women don’t often have this

Internalized oppression

Question 8

Fat phobia

Answer 8

Feat and dislike of obese people and or obesity (systemic)

Question 9

Body positivity

Answer 9

Feminist movement that encourages people to adopt more forgiving and affirming attitudes towards their bodies

Question 10

Beauty myth

Answer 10

Obsession with physical perfection- being flawless

Naomi wolf
Body turn into prisons
Beauty consumption: Cosmetics, dieting, exercise

Internalized oppression
Self objectification
-constant competition, insecurity

Question 11

Changing beauty ideals across cultures / over time

Answer 11

Chinese small feet
African American like thicker women 
Ring in mouth 
Spacers
Long neck

Question 12

Ageism

Answer 12

Prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a persons age

Question 13

Ableism

Answer 13

Active discrimination against disabled people, FOCUS on disability as their defining character

Question 14

Disabilities

Answer 14

A physics or mental condition that limits a persons movements

Often feel trapped, limited, dependant

Question 15

Invalidated masculinity

Answer 15

Lost status

Question 16

Infantilization

Answer 16

To treat or regard as immature

Question 17

Self objectification

Answer 17

When we choose to evaluate ourselves based on appearance because that’s how we believe others adjudicate us

Question 18

Internalized oppression

Answer 18

When people are targeted, discriminated against , or oppressed over a period of time

Question 19

Gender trends in health

Answer 19

Women eat healthier

Sports are for men

Men live in the gym

Question 20

HIV/AIDS

Answer 20

Considered a gay disease

Particularly in men

Sins they commit = punishment

Question 21

Colorism

Answer 21

Prejudice or discrimination against I socials with a dark skin tone

Question 22

Fetishization

Answer 22

Have an excessive and irrational commitment to or obsession with something

Making some time the object of sexuality

Question 23

Gender dysphoria

Answer 23

The condition of feeling ones emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to ones biological sex

Question 24

Gender verification

Answer 24

Sex test

Ex: semenya

Question 25

Transsexual

Answer 25

A person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex

Question 26

Transvestites

Answer 26

A person, typically a man who derives pleasure from dressing in clothes appropriate to the opposite sex

Question 27

Title IX

Answer 27

Women's and girls sports must be funded at the same levels as those played by men and boys

Question 28

SRS

Answer 28

Sexual reassignment surgery

Question 29

The male body

Answer 29

Weight and fitness management The tyranny of muscularity Adonis complex and muscle dysmorphia Increasing objectification Locker room syndrome Eating disorder and body modification Penile erectile dysfunction Hegemonic man , always ready to go , enlargements

Question 30

Gender and health

Answer 30

health risks are unequally distributed Medical research focuses on male bodies Heart disease is a men's disease Advocacy for female diseases Gendered health-related social behaviours Women take better care of the sleeves , men don't see the doctor as much because that makes them weak Sexual health Gay cancer HIV Sexual responsibility/birth control "Don't get pregnant" Class and ethnicity are additional determinants of health

Question 31

Feminine beauty ideals

Answer 31

Defined narrowly and nearly unreachable Male gaze Serve to attract the opposite sex Westernized beauty (White beauty ideal) Obesity and fat phobia Weight regulation Size discrimination and body shaming Has to be just right Body positive movement Ageism For men: age = power and experience

Question 32

Gender and disabilities

Answer 32

Infantilization Employment discrimination vulnerable to sexual abuse Asexual beings (Without feelings) Invalidated masculinity Undermine your status , try to overcompensate Internalized oppression Presented from dominant point of view Develop resentment