Civil Rights Gender Unit Vocabulary

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Bias (n)

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a particular tendency for one thing over another

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Chauvinism (n)

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excessive devotion to any cause

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Effeminate (adj)

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(of a man) soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish

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Female (n)

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a human being which becomes pregnant and give birth to young

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Feminine (adj)

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pertaining to a woman; weak, gentle; belonging to the female sex

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Feminism (n)

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the doctrine advocating soical and political rights of women as equal to those of men

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Gender (n)

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synonymous to 'sex'

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Gender Bias (n)

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showing a tendency in favor of one gender over another

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Gender Role (n)

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values, beliefs, and behaviors defines as acceptable for or even inherent in all members of one sex

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Machismo (n)

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maleness or virility; male domination

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Male (n)

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a human being that produces sperm and fertilizes the female

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Man (n)

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'the human individual as representing the species; the human race; mankind'

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Masculine (adj)

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having characteristics of man; manly, virile, strong, bold

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Matriarchy (n)

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a form of social organization in which the mother is the head of the family, and in which descent is reckoned through the female line with the children belonging to the mother's clan

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Misogyny (n)

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the hatred of women

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Patriarchy (n)

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a form of social organization in which the father if the supreme authority in the family, and descent is reckoned in the male line with the children belonging to the father's clan

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Patronym (n)

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the act of assigning surnames as a derivative of the father's name

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Phallocrat (n)

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any member pressing for an overtly male-dominated society

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Prejudice (n)

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an unfavorable opinion about a thing/person, etc.

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Sex (n)

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the fact or character of being either male of female

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Sexism (n)

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1) the belief that one sex is superior over another

2) the assumption that sex carries with it certain, automatic behaviors, beliefs, values, etc.

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Sexual Discrimination (n)

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the act of discriminating against a person because of that person's sex

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Sexual Harrassment (n)

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unwarranted or unwelcome sexual advances when coming from an authority to a person in a subordinate position

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Sexual Revolution (n)

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a woman's movement arguing sexuality and sexual expression as women's perrogative and as apart from morality

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Stereoptype (n)

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a simplified or standardized conception or image of a group invested with special meaning

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Woman (n)

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1)an adult female

2) the female human being as signifying all of female humanity