Lecture 7 - Gender & Sexuality Flashcards
What is Heteronormativity?
many aspects of our lives are built on the assumption that “normal” people are cisgendered (gender expression matches assigned sex) and heterosexual
What is Gender as Social Construction?
• Gender as Social Construction – what it means to be a man/woman, boy/girl
What is Sexuality as Social Construction?
• Sexuality as Social Construction – Normal/abnormal kinds of sexuality (hetero/homo, fetishes, paedophilia)
What is Sex as Social Construction?
• Sex as Social Construction – the fact that you have testes/ovaries is not a social construction. Whether having testes/ovaries results you in being classified as male/female (and what this means) is a process of social construction
What is Sexism?
• Sexism – refers to the subordination of one sex by another
What is Homophobia?
• Homophobia – refers to the irrational fear and/or hatred of homosexuals and homosexuality
What is Essentialism?
• Essentialism – is the idea that people have cores or essences that are natural, normal, and inevitable (fixed and in nature)
What is Gender Fluidity?
• Gender Fluidity – Sex ≠ Gender Expression ≠ Gender Identity ≠ Sexual Orientation (Sexuality)
How do functionalists view Gender power and inequality?
• Functionalists argued that males possess instrumental character traits (rationality and goal attainment) while females display expressive character traits (emotional communication and interaction with others) – essentialism view
What is Patriarchy?
male dominance
What is Toxic Masculinity?
• Toxic Masculinity – one of the ways in which patriarchy is harmful to men. It refers to the socially constructed attitudes that describe the masculine gender role as violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive, and so forth
What is the Negotiation Divide?
• Negotiation divide – do men have a better opportunity to negotiate better starting wages or raises?
What is “Manning-Up?”
• “Manning-Up” – term used for taking responsibility of your family
