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Lecture 9 Flashcards

Gender and Inequality

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what are achieved statuses?

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statuses an individual earns through effort

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what is social location?

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a combination of factors like gender, age, and race that influence how we interpret the world

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what are ascribed statuses?

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statuses assigned at birth

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what are master statuses?

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statuses that dominate other statuses

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what is verstehen?

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putting yourself in other people’s shoes

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what is standpoint theory?

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how knowledge stems form ones social position

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what does epistemology argue?

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argues knowledge is always socially situated

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what does the matrix of oppression mean?

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combination of being both female and black give a unique experience of discrimination

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what is the ideal type?

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finding commonalities between things in the same category to form the ideal representation of that category

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what is a feminist?

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one who believed in equal treatment for both sexes

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what is patriarchy?

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system of male domination in society

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what is gender?

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a socially constructed idea of mainly males and females

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what is sex?

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a personal biological classification of male, female or intersex

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what is sexuality?

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who a person is sexually attracted to

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what does non-binary mean?

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a person who does not identify as male or female and does not fit in the gender binary specturm

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what is a cisgender person?

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a person sexually matches theirs at birth

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what is gender expression?

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a way a person present themselves in terms of gender

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what is gender identity?

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a persons internal experience of gender

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what is a gender role?

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a socially constructed idea of how a particular gender should behave

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what is agender?

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not having a gender identity or having a neutral identity

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what is polygender?

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when someone adopts the traits of both genders

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what is asexual?

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when a person has sexual attraction to no one

20
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what is Xenogender?

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a non-binary gender not known to human understanding yet

21
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what is a lexical gap?

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when there is no word for something in a particular language

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what is intersex?

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when a persons anatomy does not fit the binary spectrum

23
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how is biological sex defined?

CIEHC

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  1. chromosomes
  2. internal reproductive organs
  3. external reproductive organs
  4. hormones
  5. ability to bear children
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what is the evolutionary theory?

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how humans have evolved form simple beginnings into new more complex ones

24
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what is a social construct?

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an idea created and accepted by people in society

25
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what is heteronormative?

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the idea that sexual attraction between the opposite sex is normal

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what is trans?

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to identify with a gender other than the one assigned at birth

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what is cultural diffusion?

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the spreading of ideas between countries

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what is culture?

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the belief ones holds about reality

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what is liquid modernity?

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a constant state of flux or change in cultural norms

30
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what is socialization?

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learning culture by socializing

31
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what is male privilege?

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the social, economic and political advantages given to men only because they are men

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what is sexism?

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the belief that innate psychological, behavioural and intellectual attributes justify men being superior to women

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what is gender socialization?

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stereotypes of genders

34
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what is innate?

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refers to something someone is born with

35
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what is structural sexism?

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they way society and institutions subordinate individuals based on their sex

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what is cultural sexism?

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the way the culture of society perpetrates the subordination of different sexes

37
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what is the second shift?

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when women come home from work and are left to do housework

38
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what is traditional masculinity?

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typical societal expectations of men

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what is hegemonic masculinity?

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promotes the dominance of men over women

40
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what is the bad apple theory?

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suggest that there is no larger problem and the situation is because of a few bad assholes

40
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what is toxic masculinity?

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behaviours in men that do not dominate others but are still negative

41
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what is the fatherhood premium?

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men with families are seen as more dependable and thus get a raise

41
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why does the gender wage gap exist?

OSD

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  1. difference in occupational choices
  2. societal expectations around childbirth
  3. discrimination
42
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what is statistical discrimination?

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using statistics to justify certain behaviour

43
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Is statistical Discrimination a type of Structural Sexism?

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yes

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