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9 Cards in this Set
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Sex |
Classification of people as male/female based on biological characteristics |
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Biological determinism |
Principle that behavioral differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics |
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Gender identity |
A sense of being male/female based on learned cultural values |
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Gender socialization |
The process of learning how to act as a boy or girl |
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Sexism |
A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms and values used to justify sexual inequality |
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Occupational sex segregation |
The concentration of women in lower status positions |
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Age stratification |
Unequal distribution of scarce resources based on age |
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Ageism |
a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age based on prejudice and discrimination |
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Interest group |
Group organized to influence political decision making |