Sociology Chapter 13

Front 1

Gender

Back 1

is the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male.

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Gender stratification

Back 2

is the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.

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Patriarchy

Back 3

is a form of social organization in which males dominate females.

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Matriarchy

Back 4

is a form of social organization in which females dominate males.

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Sexism

Back 5

is the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other.

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Gender roles (sex roles)

Back 6

are attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex.

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Minority

Back 7

is any category or people, distinguished by physical or cultural differences, that a society sets apart and subordinates.

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Intersection theory

Back 8

is the investigation of the interplay of race, class, and gender, often resulting in multiple dimensions of disadvantages.

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Sexual harassment

Back 9

refers to comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature that is deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome.

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Feminism

Back 10

is the advocacy of social equality for men and women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism.