Sociology Ch 10

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gender

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personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to beong male or female

Hint 1

dimension of social org; hierarchy of men over women

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gender stratification

Back 2

unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege btwn men and women

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Mead's research

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culture is key to gender distinctions; diff society's have diff opinion on what masculine and feminine

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Murdock's research

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with simple tech, men and women assigned roles based on characteristics

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matriarchy

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a form of social org in which females dominate males

Hint 5

rare

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patriarchy

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a foem of social org in which males dominate females

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sexism

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belief that one sex is innarely superior to the other

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built into institutions

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institutional sexism

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found thru econ in income and work and legal system

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Type A personality

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chronic impatience, driving ambition, comoetitiveness, hostility; what society considers masculine

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Sociologists think gender is...

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a social construction that CAN be changed

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gender roles

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attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex

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affects how think of self and teach us how to behave

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higher up in a company

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the less women there are;
but companies with women on their boards are more profitable

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glass ceiling effect

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cant get to top bc gender barrier

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unemployment men vs women

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more men unemployed bc maufacturing jobs go over seas; both rates rise and falls together

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women earn $.77 for every $1 men make

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women earn less bc of type of work they do

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comparable worth

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pay according to level of skill and responsibility involved is work; NOT historical double std

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factors that add to lower pay for females

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type of work
family responsibility
discrimination of women

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womens "2nd shift"

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chores at home; do more than men

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gender and military

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female soldiers increase but this conflicts with idea that women are nurturers

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gender and edu

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more women graduate college than men

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gender and politics

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increase of women but not in high ranks

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minority

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

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women are minority even tho outnumber

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violence against women

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occurs in the home by someone they know

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built into culture

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rape culture

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cat calls, grab butt, assult, etc;
men try to dominate women

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sex violence about..

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POWER not sex; so it is dimension of gender stratification

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violence against men

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more men arrwsted and murdered; higher suicide rates

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sexual harassment

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

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mostly towards women and mostly subtle

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pornography

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sexually explicit material that causes sexual arousal; power issue bc dehumanizes women and encourage violence

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gender and social integration

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gender helps integrate society by naking complementary roles for men and women to link family unit

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women in house and raise kids; men connect to outside world through labor force

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gender in everyday life

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ppl with more pwr (men) take control of social encounters; women deferential

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deferential

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ahow respect for others of higher social position

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women silent and encourage men by nod and smile in agreement

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social-conflict theory

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gender is a societal structure thay creates division anf tension

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men prorect privileges as women challenge status quo

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capitalism increase male dominance bc

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1. capitalism use trade and production to create wealth (men earn income and own property)
2. makes people (women) consumers
3. assigns women task of keepimg home and raising kinds so men free to work

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intersection theory

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analysis of the interplay of race, class, and gender, which often results in multiple dimensions of disadv

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amplifies disadv for some esp black and hispanic women

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feminism

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

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basic feminist ideas

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1. taking action to increase equality
2. expanding human choice
3. eliminating gender stratification throughout society
4. ending sexual violence
5. promoting sexual freedom

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reintegration of society

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wherr all individuals develop all human traits (male and female)

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liberal feminism

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individuals should be free to develop their own talents and pursue own interests; accept org of society but want to increase rights and opportunities of women

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advance based on effort and merit

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social feminism

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believe family created by capitalism must change in order to replace "domestic slavery"; replace traditional gamily through socialist revolution

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radical feminism

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believe to get gender equality must eliminate gender itself; leave family system behind

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reproduce so women born without process of child bearing

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opposition to feminism (esp socialist and radical)

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men, ppl with conventional ideas of gender, and less edu women oppose

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esp hispanic women with traditional views

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support feminism (liberal)

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high edu women and single moms; many think should have equal rights and advance based on abilities

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esp black women

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sex vs gender

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sex- bio characteristics, distinguish as male or female, primary and secondary sex characteristics
gender-social construction of behavior and attitudes considered proper for male and female, vaties across societies

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gender roles learned

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via socialization

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gender identity

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individuals perception of him or herself as male or female

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what each means determined by morms and expectations (not bio)

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transgender

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umbrella term used to describe all those who identify outside of their assigned sex or outside the gender binary

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homophobia

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fear or prejudice against homosexuality

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keep men act masculine, and women feminine

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heterosexual script tied to...

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gender norms

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gendered belief system

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includes all the ideas regarding masculine and feminine characteristics that are considered valid in a society

Hint 49

changes over time

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3 components of sexism

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1. negative attitudes toward women
2. stereotypical beliefs
3. discrimination