Chapter 10 Soc

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Gender

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personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male. Gender also involves hierarchy

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Gender Stratification

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to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.

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Margaret Meads Research

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found gender varies across cultures. the Arapesh, by american standards have both sexes feminine. The Mundugamor, by american standards have both sexes masculine

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George Murdocks Research

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surveyed over 200 societies and found substantial but not complete agreement concerning which tasks are feminine or masculine

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Patriarchy

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form of social organization in which males dominate females

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Matriarchy

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form of social organization in which females dominate males.
never has been documented in human history

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Sexism

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belief that one sex is innately superior to the other

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Gender Roles

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attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex

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Minority

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category of people, characterized by physical or cultural differences, that a society sets apart and subordinates.

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Intersection Theory

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investigation of the interplay of race, class, and gender, often resulting in multiple dimensions of disadvantage

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Sexual harrassment

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to comments, gestures, or physical contact of sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome

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Structional-Functional Analysis

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suggests that traditional sex roles emerged in hunting and gathering societies where they promoted the efficient functioning of the family

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Talcott Parsons: Gender and Complementarity

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Talcott Parsons argued that gender role complementarity helps to integrate society; that girls and boys are socialized into expressive (girls) and instrumental (boys) roles respectively; and that social control reinforces gender-linked behavior

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Social-Conflict Analysis

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explains contemporary sex roles in terms of dominance, subordination, and sexism.

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Friedrich Engels: Gender and Class

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This perspective draws heavily on the work of Friedrich Engels, who felt that capitalism intensified male domination

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Feminism

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advocacy of social equality for men and women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism

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feminism support five general principles

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1. working to increase equality
2. expanding human choice
3. eliminating gender stratification
4. ending sexual violence
5. promoting sexual freedom

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Liberal Feminism

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rooted in classical liberal thinking that individuals should be free to develop their own talents and pursue their own interests

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Socialist Feminism

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regards capitalism as increasing patriarchy by concentrating power in the hands of a small number of men

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Radical Feminism

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finds liberal feminism inadequate, believing that gender equality will be achieved only through the elimination of gender itself

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Opposition of Feminism

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Opposition is primarily directed at the socialist and radical forms of feminism, while support for liberal feminism is widespread. There is a trend toward greater gender equality.