Lesson 1: Introduction Flashcards
A casual notion of distinction as male or female, man or woman, and boy or girl indicative of the steretype generalization of the differencec of each gender.
Gender
Strongly believed to be a social construction which resulted from the sociacultural influences along the process of an individual’s development
Gender
Gender identity can be affected by social factors and may also appear different from one society to another depending on the way the society evaluate and understand these unique roles.
Gender
It is not just a mental contruct but a tangible structural feature of society.
Gender
Set of unreasonable attitude, usually unfavorable, toward members of a group.
Prejudice
Overt negative behavior toward a person based on his or her membership in a group.
Discrimination
Any bias againts an individual or group based on the individual’s group’s sex
Sexism
Baseless assumptions about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of members of certain groups.
Stereotypes
Focus is on access to food, contraceptives, nutrition and health care because they are seen as wives and mothers until the 60s.
United nations charter of 1945
During the 70s - 80s, the domestic sphere of women’s role were extended onto the global stage where the role of women was promoted as vital aid in every development
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948
Launched the UN Decade for Women and campaigned for the Woman in Development (WID).
First World Conference for Women in Mexico (1974)
Developing during the 80s with the goal of Improving the development model by removing disparities in social balances between women and men.
Gender and Development
Focuses on social construction of identities within the household.
Gender Roles
Reveals the expectations from maleness and femaleness in their relative access to resources.
Gender Roles
Exposes the social dimensions of hierarchical power relations imbedded in social institutions
Social Relations Analysis
