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16 Cards in this Set
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sex
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the biological differences between males and females
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gender
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the social and cultural significance we attach to the biological differences of sex
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homophobia
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fear of and prejudice against homosexuality
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multiple masculinities
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the idea that men learn and play a full range of gender roles
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instrumental leaders
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the completion of tasks, focuses on more distant goals, and manages the external relationship between ones family and other social institutions
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expressive leader
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the maintenance of harmony and internal emotional affairs
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glass ceiling
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an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment beacuse of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity
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second shift
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the double burden-work outside the home followed by child care and housework-that many women and few men share equitably
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sexism
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the ideology that one sex is superior to the other
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institutional discrimination
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a pattern of treatment that systematically denies a group access to resources and opportunities as part of society's normal operations
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feminism
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the belief in social, economic, and political equality for women
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gerontology
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the study of sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged
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disengagement theory
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a theory of aging that suggests that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships
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activity theory
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a theory of aging that suggests that those elderly people who remain active and socially involved will be best adjusted
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ageism
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prejudice and discrimination based on a person's age
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hospice care
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treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them die comfortably, without pain
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