quiz 2 HDFS Flashcards
gender is
who you go to bed as. sex is who you go to be with
sex is
the biological aspect of being male or female. includes chromosomal, hormonal, and anatomical characteristics
gender
how one sees oneself, roles in families and marriages
gender stereotypes
belief that males and females, as a result of their sex, posses distinct psychological and behavioral traits
gender socialization
The process by which we come to learn what behaviors, demeanors, and temperaments are expected of us by virtue of our assigned gender
gender stratification
inequality between males and females
in 2020, women earned…
83 cents to every dollar earned by men
second shift
the housework and child care at the end of one’s paid workday
hegemonic masculinity
a practice that legitimizes men’s dominant position in society and justifies the subordination of women
emphasized femininity
the idea that women must conform to the needs and desires of men
instrumental traits
associated with men (task-oriented)
expressive traits
associated with women (emotion-oriented)
gender polarization
the assumption of male and female as opposites
intersectionality
The idea is that multiple identities intersect to create a whole that is different from the component identities. social experience is not the same for all women.
behavioral: social learning theory
rewards, punishments, and modeling (playing dress up)
cognitive development theory
stresses the importance of age and learning. Piaget and Kohlberg
agents of socialization
schools, family, churches, media. contribute to our development as males and females
TOP: neutralizers
gender as biological and act in ways to reproduce the gender structure, concerned with how others will react
TOP- cultivators
origin of gender as largely social, not concerned about what others think
TOP- refiners
both biological and social, mixed reaction
TOP- innovators
actively resist gender structures without regard for how the children will be judges
TOP- resisters
opposed to gendered patterns but express concern about the reactions of others
manipulation
parents treat daughters more gently/ sons more roughly
channeling
parents direct children to certain objects, toys, activities.