Chap 12 Key Terms Sociology

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comparable worth

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The belief that pay ought to reflect the worth of a job and not the race or gender of the worker

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differential socialization

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The process by which different members of the same society are raised differently because of the different roles they are expected to perform as adults.

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feminism

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The belief in and advocacy for both the equality of and the equal treatment of men and women.

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gender

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the culturally constructed meanings, beahaviors, and attitudes associated with what it means to be male or female in a given society.

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gender roles

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the expected behaviors, attitudes, and activities socially defined as appropriate for each sex.

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human capital

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the education, training, skills, and experience a person possesses.

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matriarchy

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a form of social organization in which females dominate males through control of the political, cultural, and economic institutions of a society.

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occupational sex segregation

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the concentration of men and women in certain occupations based upon gender role expectations and traits.

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patriarchy

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a form of social organization in which males dominate females through control of the politcal, cultural, and economic institutions of a society.

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sex

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The biological differences between males and females

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sexism

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The belief that one sex is innately superior or inferior to the other.

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Margaret mead

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Studied male and female roles in new guinea and found them to be reserve of roles in the United States

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Talcott parsons

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Functionalist who argued that the social differentation between male and female roles is functionally necessary for social cohesion and social survival.