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Test Review 1 Flashcards

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Androcentric

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Focused, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests (ex. an androcentric religion)

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Politics of Location

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Coined by Adrienne Rich which marks movie away from hegemonic Western feminism

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Bell Hooks (aka Gloria Watkins)

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An intersectional feminist and is known for her feminist theory that recognizes that social classifications are interconnected

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Abolition Movement

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Those who once fought to end slavery began to advocate for women’s rights as well

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Patriarchy

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A system of society or the government in which men hold the power and women are largely ignored/excluded from it

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Gender Queer

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A person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male/female genders

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Heteronormative

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Relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality are the normal or preferred sexual orientation

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Gender Status

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One’s own identification as male, female, or intersex

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Gender Identity

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An individual’s persona sense of having a particular gender

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Judith Butler

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A gender theorist who emphasizes choice and fluidity in a persons gender and uses the term performativity to describe gender as a performance

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Gender Binaries

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A system of gender classification in which all people are categorized as being either male or female

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Transgender

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Relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex

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Intersectionality

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The understanding of how women’s overlapping identities impact the way they experience oppression and discrimination

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The Personal is Political

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A political slogan expressing a common belief among feminists that personal experiences of women are rooted in their political situation and gender inequality

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Socially-Lived Theorizing

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Means creating feminist theories and knowledge from the actual day-to-day experiences of groups of people

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Feminism

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The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

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Reflexivity

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The continuous, critical examination of the practice/process of research to reveal its assumptions, values, and biases

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Gender Fluid

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Relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender

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Suffrage

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The right to vote in political elections

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Waves of Feminism

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Suggests the idea that gender activism in the history of the US has been mostly unified around one set of ideas referred to as feminism

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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A rationalist feminist that argues women are not naturally inferior to men, but only appear to be because they lack education

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John Stuart Mills

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Believed in utilitarianism and argued for women’s equality. Presented a petition with 1500 signatures for Women’s Suffrage.

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Harriet Taylor

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Strongly advocated that woman should have access to the same jobs as men and that they should not have to live in ‘separate spheres’

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The Second Sex

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Written by Simone de Beauvoir where she asserted that women are as capable of choice as men and can reach ‘transcendence’ by choosing freedom

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The Second Sex

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Written by Simone de Beauvoir where she asserted that women are as capable of choice as men and can reach ‘transcendence’ by choosing freedom

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Simone de Beauvoir

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A writer who wrote works of philosophy, novels, memoirs etc. She wrote a classic contemporary feminist literature

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Radical Feminism

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Perspective of feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society eliminating white male supremacy in all contexts

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Mysogyny

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Dislike, contempt, or ingrained prejudice against women

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Kate Millet

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Developed the notion that men have institutionalized power over women and that this power is socially constructed.

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Sexual Politics

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Refers to the principles determining the relationship of the sexes (this is also the title of a book written by Kate Millet)

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Adrogyny

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The quality or state of being neither specifically feminine or masculine

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Mary Daly

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Was a radical lesbian feminist philosopher who argued that the Catholic Church had systematically oppressed women for centuries

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Adrienne Rich

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Was a feminist who called women’s liberation a democratizing force

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Shulamith Firestone

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A foundational second-wave feminist who argued for a future where technology was used to eliminate sexism by freeing women from childbirth

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Compulsory Motherhood

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A book written by Garrett Hardin

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Postmodern Feminism

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The goal of postmodern feminism is to destabilize the patriarchal norms entrenched in society that have led to gender inequality

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Black Feminist’s

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Arises from an understanding of intersecting patterns of discriminations of race and gender

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Transnational Feminism

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The concern and fight against how globalization and capitalism affects people across nations, races, genders, classes, and sexualities

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Public Sphere

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The feminist perspective where men dominate the public sphere

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Private Sphere

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The feminist perspective that women belong to the private sphere of society such as in the home

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Separate Spheres Ideology

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A belief system that claims that gender differences in society are innate, rather than culturally or situationally created

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Separate Spheres Ideology

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A belief system that claims that gender differences in society are innate, rather than culturally or situationally created

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Feminization of the Workforce

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Refers to the change in the workforce where the percentage of women is exceeding the percentage of men

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DINKS

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Slang phrase for “Dual Income, no kids”

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Male Breadwinner

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An ideal of the family in which men earn a family wage and provide while their wives do the domestic labor

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Deviance Neutralization

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Perspective that suggests that women and men respond to their share of income in the household in terms of the amount of time they spend on unpaid household work

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Arlie Hochschild

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Hochschild defined the concept of emotional labor

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Emotional Labour

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A mental activity required to manage or perform the routine tasks necessary for maintaining relationships and ensuring smooth running of a household or process

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Pin Money

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A small sum of money for spending on inessentials (historically an allowance to a woman from her husband for personal expenses)

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Wage Gap

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The difference between the average pay of two different groups of people

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Gender Hour Gap

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The difference between the amount different genders make per hour

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Judith Lorber

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Foundational theorist of social construction of gender difference and has played a vital role in the formation and transformation of gender studies

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Glass Ceiling

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An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and minorities

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Sticky Floor

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Refers to women who occupy low-paying, low-mobility positions

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Equality

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The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities

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Sex Segregation

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The physical, legal, cultural separation of people according to their biological sex

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Barbara Reskin

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Discovered feminism and multiple regression

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Horizontal Segregation

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Where the workforce of a specific industry or sector is mostly made up of one particular gender

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Vertical Segregation

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The situation whereby opportunities for career progression for a particular gender within a company or sector are limited

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Warren Farrell

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Initially became prominent in the 70’s as a supporter of a second wave feminism

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Glass Escalator

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Refers to the way men, are put on a fast track to advanced positions when entering primarily female-dominated environments

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