POWER RELATIONS Flashcards
Gender
Characteristics of women and men. It varies from society to society and can be changed.
Sex
Sex refers to the two main categories (male and female) - both have different biological and pysicalogist charactaristincs.
Biological Differences
Chromosomes (Female: XX | Male: XY)
Reproductive Organs (Female: Ovaries | Male: Testes)
Hormones (Female: Oestrogen | Male: Testosterone)
Physiological (Female: higher fatlevels | Male: higher muscle mass)
Gender Norms
Gender norms are your society’s expectations for women and men (e.g., men wear pants; women wear dresses).
GENDER GAP
This is when women or men are treated differently because of their genders.
GENDER NEUTRALITY
Focuses on achieving equal treatment for both genders.
INTERSECTIONALITY
The acknowledgement that everyone has their own unique experiences of discrimination and oppression
Gender Norms
Ideas or implicit rules that society or cultures have about how men or women ‘should’ behave.
Gender Stereotypes
Preconceived ideas about the characteristics and roles to which males and females are expected to adhere.
GENDER-SOCIALIZATION
Gender socialization is the process through which children learn about the social expectations, attitudes and behaviours typically associated with boys and girls.
Power
To have control over a person or environment. Power is the ability to get things done.
Power relations
This is the sharing of power between two people in a relationship.
Masculinity
refers to maleness or the male sex. This also refers to ways typically behaved as a male.
Gender Equality
Access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
Equity
Everyone gets the support they need.
