sociology chapter 7,11 Flashcards
sex
BIOLOGICAL
primary sex characteristics
genitals, organs used for reproduction
secondary sex characteristics
bodily development apart from genitals that distinguishes biologically mature females and males
intersexual people
people whose bodies including genitals have both female and male characteristics
transsexual people
gender identity differs from sex assigned from birth
cisgender people
people whose gender identity reflects the sex assignment they had at birth
incest taboo
a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives
sexual orientation
a person’s romantic and emotional attraction to someone
asexuality
lack of sexual attraction`
gender
personal traits attached to male or female
gender stratification
the unequal distribution of wealth power and privilege between men and women
matriarchy
form of social organization where females dominate males
patriarchy
social organization male domination
intersection theory
analysis of interplay of race class gender results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage