Chapter Thirteen: Gender Stratification

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gender?

Back 1

the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male.

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Gender stratification?

Back 2

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

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matriarchy?

Back 3

a form of social organization in which females dominate males.

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patriarchy?

Back 4

a form of social organization in which males dominate females.

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sexism?

Back 5

the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other.

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gender roles (sex roles)?

Back 6

attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex.

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minority?

Back 7

any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates

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intersection theory?

Back 8

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

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sexual harassment?

Back 9

comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome.

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feminism?

Back 10

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