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16 Cards in this Set
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Gender |
personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male |
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gender stratification |
the unequal distributon of wealth, power, and privelege between men and women |
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matriarchy |
a form of social organization in which females dominate males |
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patriarchy |
a form of social organization in which males dominate females |
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sexism |
the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other |
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gender roles |
attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex |
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minority |
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates |
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sexual harassment |
comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcomed |
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intersection theory |
analysis of the interplay of race, class, and gender, which often results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage |
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feminism |
support of social equality for women and men, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism |
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Gender is not just a matter of difference but also a matter of... |
-power -wealth -prestige |
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The anthropologist Margaret Mead studied gender in New Guinea and found that... |
what is feminen in one society may be masculine in another |
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For all of us raised in the U.S. society, gender shapes our... |
-feelings -thoughts -actions |
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There is a "beauty myth" in U.S. society that encourages... |
women to believe that their personal importance depends on their looks |
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In the U.S., what share of women work for income? |
60% |
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In the U.S. labor force.. |
women are still concentrated in several types of jobs |
