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10 Cards in this Set
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Essentialists v Constructionists |
See gender as biological and permanent- a 2 category system- your chromosomes, hormones, and genitalia determine identity See gender as a social construction and acknowledge the possibility that the male and female categories are not the only way of classifying individuals |
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Sex Gender |
An individuals membership in a male or female category The physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers normal for its male and female members |
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Gender inequality |
Can be found in all past and present societies Can be traced back to biological differences Hunter/gather societies Men brought back important resources Controlled the distribution of resources This power extended to all aspects of society |
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Functionalists |
Belive that there are social roles better suited to one gender than the other, and that societies are more stable when certain tasks are done by the appropriate sex |
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According to Talcott Parsons |
Men are more suited for an instrumental role (the person who provides the family's material support is often the authority figure) Women are more suited for an expressive role (the person who provides the family's emotional support and nurturing) |
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Conflict Theorist |
Believe that men have historically had access to most of society's material resources and privileges it is in their interest to try to maintain their dominant position |
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Symbolic Interactionalist |
Emphasize how the concept of gender is socially constructed, maintained, and reproduced in our everyday lives |
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Gender Role Socialization |
the lifelong process of learning to be masculine or feminine, primarily through 4 main points Families Schools Peers Media |
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The media is a highly controversial agent of socialization because? |
We know that the media impacts us- but there is much debate about exactly how my we are impacted |
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