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15 Cards in this Set
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While the notion of sex refers to biological characteristics, the concept of gender refers to |
Social characteristics |
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The basic idea behind feminism is that women and men should be |
Accorded equal opportunities and respect |
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Hegemonic masculinity can best be described as |
The dominant, privileged, and often invisible category of men at any point in history. |
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What is sexuality? |
Refers to desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior. |
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While the notion of sex refers to biological characteristics, the concept of gender refers to _______________ characteristics. |
Social |
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Judith Lorber believes that gender is a social institution because it is |
A major structure organizing our day to day experiences. |
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Expectations about how people will look, act, think, and feel based on their sex. |
Gender stereotypes |
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Expectations about how people will look, act, think, and feel based on their sex. |
Gender stereotypes |
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The characteristics, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that society expects of females and males. |
Gender roles |
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Refers to learned attitudes and behaviors that characterize women and men. It is based on social and cultural expectations rather than physical traits. |
Gender |
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The biological characteristics with which we are born - chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, and other physical and physiological attributes. |
Sex |
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An attitude or behavior that discriminates against one sex, usually females, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex. |
Sexism |
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A preference for sexual partners of the same sex, of the opposite sex, of both sexes, or neither. |
Sexual orientation |
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____________ refers to learned attitudes and behaviors, ____________ refers to biological characteristics. |
Gender, sex |
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A perception of themselves as either masculine or feminine |
Gender identity |
