Power and power relations

Question 1

What is power?

Answer 1

To have control over a person or environment. Power is the ability to get things done.

Question 2

What is power relations?

Answer 2

The sharing of power between two people in a relationship. In an unequal power relationship, one person tends to dominate over the other.

Question 3

When is power relations unequal?

Answer 3

In some relationships one partner is dominant and the other submissive/meek

Question 4

What is the difference between femininity and masculinity?

Answer 4

Femininity:
- Female sex
- Ways behaved as a female

Masculinity:
- Male sex
- Ways behaved as a male

Question 5

What is the definition of gender, sex and stereotype.

Answer 5

Gender: role in society expected to fill depending on whether you are a male or female.

Sex: a trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes

Stereotype: when a group of people are judged based on a single quality of characteristic

Question 6

What are the biological traits of a male?

Answer 6

Larger hearts and lungs
More muscular
Better sense of direction
Puberty is later
Handle sleep deprivation better
Not as sensitive to smell

Question 7

What are the biological traits of a female?

Answer 7

Larger kidney and thyroid gland
Better at multitasking
Puberty is earlier
Show signs of sleep deprivation
Sensitive to smells

Question 8

What are the influences of gender inequality?

Answer 8

Sexual abuse and violence
Teen pregnancies
STI’s
Broken relationships