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17 Cards in this Set
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Sex |
A determination of male or female on the basis of a set of socially agreed-upon biological criteria
The division of the population female vs male binary construction
Interrelated with gender
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Gender |
Social distinctions between masculinity and femininity
Binary opposition
Interrelated with sex |
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Gender relations |
Organizing principles that shape and order interactions between, as well as the relative social importance of women and men |
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Transgender |
An umbrella term for a range of people who do not fit into normative constructions of sex and gender |
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Heterosexual |
An individual who is attracted to members of the opposite sex |
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Bisexuality |
Being attracted to both women and men |
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Biphobia |
The irrational fear or hatred of bisexuals |
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Transsexual |
A person who undergoes sex reassignment which may include surgeries |
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Hegemonic masculinity |
The normative ideal of dominant masculinity
Requires men to be successful, capable, and reliable
Irrevocably tied to heterosexuality
Opposite of everything that is feminine
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Emphasized feminity |
The normative ideal of femininity
Based on women's compliance with their subordination to men
Requires women to be supportive, enthusiastic and sexually attractive |
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Intersectionality |
The simultaneous influence of multiple social relations including race, gender, ethnicity, and class |
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Sexual orientation |
An individual's sexual and emotional attraction to a person of a particular sex |
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Homosexual |
An individual who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex |
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Heterosexism |
The holding up of heterosexuality as the ideal and normal sexuality, rendering all other sexualities as abnormal and deviant |
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Homophobia |
An irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals that can lead to discrimination, harassment and violence against them |
