week 5 v2 Flashcards
what is sex?
different biological and physiological characteristics of males/females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones
what is gender?
socially-constructed characteristics women/men, such as norms, roles, relationships of and btw groups of women and men
what is sex and gender binary?
it is oppressive. gender binary undermines similarities between men and women and variations within men or women
what is gender binary?
a type of gender system
what is socialization?
life long process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society
what is gender socialization?
learning and re-learning gendered expectation and rules as well as how to negotiate them
how do interactionists view gender?
ongoing produce of everyday social practice
what is social stratification?
A system that puts categories of people into a hierarchy
what is the % of women entering labor force from 1900 and 2013?
1900 is 20.6
2013 is 69.7
what is the gender wage gap?
varies w level of education: 29% women omen earn 29% less than college educated men
varies w age: women 15-24 earn 93% as much as men
women 55-59 earn 62% as much as men
why is there gender income inequality?
gender segregation (concentration of men and women into different occupations) in workplace
female dominant jobs tend to pay less than male dominant jobs
why is there gender income inequality?
unequal housework and child-care responsibilities
what is an example of institutional inequality?
- having your authority questioned
- being interrupted in meetings
- expectations to be nice and never complain
- unwanted sexual advances
what is Khan?
sexuality is jointly determined by biology and environment
what is Hubbard?
sexuality is not “natural”, were taught to express it in socially acceptable ways
what is social control of sexuality?
way we enforce normative behaviour through social interaction, values, worldviews, and laws
