Liss Ch. 2

Question 1

The idea that people are ranked in a hierarchy such that some people and groups have more power and status than others.

Answer 1

Social Stratification

Question 2

Unequal treatment of women that’s easily identifiable and, therefore, easily documented.

Answer 2

Overt Sexism

Question 3

Brief, everyday acts of sexism, whether intentional or unintentional, that demean and insult a person based on that individuals gender.

Answer 3

Microaggressions

Question 4

A term that describes the ways in which contemporary sexism includes two related but complementary components: hostility and benevolence.

Answer 4

Ambivalent Sexism

Question 5

This type of sexism suggests that girls and women should be treated differently than men because they are special and worthy of being cherished and in need of protection.

Answer 5

Benevolent Sexism

Question 6

Discontent that arises from the discrepancy between perceived expectations and present actualities. Comparing your status relative to people around you that you would compare yourself to. This is a precursor to depression.

Answer 6

Relative Deprivation

Question 7

Discontent that arises from the discrepancy between perceived expectations and present actualities. Comparing your status relative to people around you that you would compare yourself to. This is a precursor to depression.

Answer 7

Relative Deprivation

Question 8

Feminism was trying to normalize women having sex for their own pleasure.

Answer 8

Enlightened Sexism