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Sociology quiz 4 Flashcards

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how can our sex be measured/determined?

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  • Biological and can be measured in dif ways.
    1. Chromosomes
    2. Gonads
    3. External reproductive organs
    4. Hormones
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what is sex? and what are the three sex’s?

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its a decision that is made at birth based on appraisal of 1 of 4 of the measures that determine someone sex.
1. Male
2. Femal
3. Intersex

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what is gender?

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it is something that is learned and socially constructed.

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what are some expressions of femininity?

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passivity, nurturing, subordination

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what are some expressions of masculinity?

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strength, aggression, dominant

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Explain sexuality and its variables.

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  • often mistakenly mixed up with gender
  • has to do with sexual attraction
  • Majority group is heterosexual
  • Minority groups are plentiful, they are very good at loving.
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name the categories of “sex” and which is the minority.

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  • men
  • women
  • Intersex (minority)
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name the categories of “gender” and which is the minority.

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  • male
  • female
  • non-binary (minority)
  • gender fluid (minority)
  • two-spirit (minority)
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name the categories of “sexuality” and which is the minority.

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  • heterosexual
  • homosexual (minority)
  • bisexuals (minority)
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explain the gender and biological identity:

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  • cis gender
  • transgender
  • transexual
    • not homo, gender identity trumps biology
  • transvestite (cross-dressing, drag)
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explain the different sexualities.

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  • heterosexual (straight)
  • Homosexual (gay, lesbian)
  • bisexual, pansexual
  • Asexual, aromantic, demisexual
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what is a sexual script?

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shared beliefs about what what society deems acceptable in terms of sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour for each gender.

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Explain the sexual script of the coffee date that we talked about in class.

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man pays, man opens doors, woman invites man to house, man drives, etc…

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explain sexuality/gender fluidity was in ancient greece, native people, and samoans

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  • Ancient greece: both as natural, gender identity existed, not sexual orientation.
  • Native people: Two-spiritedness or berdache
  • Samoans: third gender of Fa’afafine
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Explain what functionalism’s view would be on sexuality.

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  • sex needs to be regulated with customs and laws
  • equilibrium does not upset social system: heterosexual, married people
  • example: sexual norms reduce sexual violence
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Explain what conflict theory’s view would be on sexuality.

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  • traditional sexual arrangement based on hierarchy and power
  • Inequality that exists in all areas of life (institutions) impact sexual inequality
  • Patriarchy yields more violence
  • LGBTQ people should have the same rights as all members of society
17
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Explain what symbolic interactionism’s view would be on sexuality.

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  • All aspects of sexuality at the micro level (institutions) will affect the micro (interactions btw men and women)
  • sexuality is socially constructed
  • symbols of sex: pornography (what do men and women learn from watching sexual exchanges in porn) (what is not shown: imperfections, love, consent, body variety)
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Explain what feminism theory’s view would be on sexuality.

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  • Challenges biology, monogamy and traditional sexual division
  • challenges patriarchy and power
  • Ex: treating women as objects
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what kind of framework does feminism exercise

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theoretical framework

20
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Define Feminism:

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Advocacy for women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality.

21
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define patriarchy

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male-dominated social structures leading to the oppression of women

22
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what are all the names and years of each feminism wave?

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  1. Maternal feminism (late 1800s - 1920s)
  2. Radical feminism (early 1960s)
    2.1. liberal feminism
    2.2. socialist/Marxism feminism
  3. Post feminism (1980s)
    3.1. Intersectional feminism
23
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explain Wave 1 of feminism social movement.

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  • fighting for the right to vote
  • fighting for rights as mothers
  • didn’t fight for anything other than their rights in domestic homes
24
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explain Wave 2 of feminism social movement. (radical)

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  • Arose when men came back from war
  • Men oppress women out of patriarchy (expectation to have children and control over women’s bodies)
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explain Wave 2 of feminism social movement. (Liberal)

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  • Making changes through legal form
  • Fight for equality
  • Belief that men and women are not different
  • reform contraceptives, maternity leave.
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explain Wave 2 of feminism social movement. (socialist/marxism)

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  • women are oppressed under patriarchy and capitalism
  • Need to work to be free from others control.
    –> 2nd shift: entering payed labour did not shift expectations of what women are supposed to be.
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explain Wave 3 of feminism social movement. (post-fem)

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  • there are differences between men and women
  • biological explanations for differences.
28
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explain Wave 3 of feminism social movement. (intersectional)

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  • other characteristics interacting with gender to produce a range of hierarchies on inequality.
29
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Explain the issues women face

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  1. Double consciousness
  2. Seeing yourself through many people
    —> intersectional approach: ableism, racism, homophobia, etc…
  3. safety
    —> sexual harassment, assault, intimate partner violence at higher rates.
  4. Laws regarding ability to access to reproductive healthcare (ex: roe v. wade overturned)
  5. sexual double standards
    6.gender expression
    —> The “ideal women” isn’t real.
    —> “not feminine enough”:bossy, pushy, barbie movie
    —> “too feminine”: dress codes at work and school
30
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Explain the issues that men face.

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  1. Toxic masculinity, “crisis of masculinity” as sold by Andrew Tate et al., versus healthy masculinity.
  2. pay gap
    —> intersectional approach: ableism, racism, homophobia, etc…
  3. Gendered expression risks
    - Hegemonic masculinity
    - less employed, harassment, sexual assault
    - at greater risk than women. why?
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what are the issues gendered, sexuality, and sex minorities face?

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  1. Gender normality (Ideal man & woman)
  2. Heteronormativity
  3. Sexism, homophobia, transphobia
    - who is more likely to be homo/transphobic?
  4. issues around safety
  5. acknowledge existence
  6. rights and respect

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