POWER RELATIONS 1 Flashcards
Definitions Pt.1
1
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Power
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is to have control over a person or environment. Power is the ability to get things done.
2
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Power relations
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This is the sharing of power between two people in a relationship. In an unequal power relationship, one person tends to dominate over the other. This is not a healthy relationship.
3
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Masculinity
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this refers to maleness or the male sex. This also refers to ways typically behaved as a male.
4
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Femininity
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womanliness or the female sex. This also refers to ways typically behaved as a female.
5
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Gender
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the role in society you’re expected to fill depending on whether you are a male or female.
6
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Stereotype
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When a group of people are judged based on a single quality or characteristic
