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107 Cards in this Set
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_____ looks to the social environment to explain human behavior
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sociology
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Physical differences that distingush male and female
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sex
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behavioral expectations associated with being male or female
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gender
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describes and categorizes sexual behavior (includes homo/hetero)
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Sexuality
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Babies born w/ ambiguous genitalia, babies are surgically "fixed"
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intersex
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____ ____ means that people created sex/gender/sexuality categories, not nature
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sexual construction
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The categories of social construction are arbitrary and _______ describe human experience
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inaccurately
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T/F
when it comes to social construction of sexuality, one is expected to "be" a certain type and to remain that type for their lifetime |
true
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through our ______ ____ we have the choice to think and behave differently from what others expect of us
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human agency
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________ __________ is social inequality based on gender
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gender stratification
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our opportunities in life are influenced by our _______ location in the social groups of men or women
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membership
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Gender is _______ constructed
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socially
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T/F
One's gender indentity still matters in terms of these opportunities structures |
True
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T/F
one's gender identity doesn't affect one's life chances or quality of life |
false - does
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the ________ ___ _______ is an approach to examing social inequality that takes into account the intersection of various social groups and forms of inequality
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matrix of domination
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These groups have greater access to the resources of society
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privileged groups
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these groups have less access to the resources of society
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oppressed groups
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The matrix of domination is _______ constructed
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socially
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T/F
we can change the matrix of domination through our human agency because it is socially constructed |
true
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____ ___ ______ shows who's privilged/oppressed
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matrix of domination
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_________ ______ on the matrix of domination determines our opportunites or "opportunity structure"
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matrix of domination
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_______ is the effort to eradicate sexism to create a more equal society
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feminism
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______ feminism focuses on creating a gender neutral society based on equal rights
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liberal
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_______ feminism argues that women are different and superior to men. They believe the differences between men and women are essential
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cultural
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______ feminism takes into account the intersection of race/ethinicty, class, gender and sexuality as presented in the matrix of domination
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Intersectional
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______ feminism aims to eradicate all power structures in society, all forms of hierarchy in order to eliminate power differences between men and women
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radical
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________ feminism descreibes all women under the age of 40 who subscribe to feminist thought and practice. these feminists may support any or none of the above frameworks
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third-wave
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______ feminism acknowledges the shared experience of women across the world
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global
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_______ is a group of people's established beliefs and practices
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culture
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_______ is "their way of life"
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culture
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culture consists of _____ ______ ______ ______ and ______
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beliefs, values, languages, customs, and ideas
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_______ consists of cultural beliefs and ideas that defend, justify, or provide rationale for a particular position
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idealogy
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______ influences behavior, opportunities, and responsibilities
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culture
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our culture defines for us how we are _______ to behave depending on our gender
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supposed
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_______ ______ are based on assumed essential gender differences betweeen men and women
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gender expectations
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In a ______ sexist society, gender differences and expectations are not different but equal, but rather these presumed essential differences justify inequality
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patriarchal
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In a patriarchal ideolgy, _____ dominate over _____
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men over women
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Domination in a group (creating beliefs and practices that legitimate their power_
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hegemonic
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many gender differences are biologically based
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essentialism
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T/F
it is impossible to be "both" at the same time (aggressive and passive) |
true
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What is counter image?
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femininity and masculiniity are set up in opposition to eachother
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Different is _____
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unequal (aggresive valued over passive)
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What does the separate spheres ideology say?
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Because of their essential differences, men and women should dominate in different areas of social life
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The public sphere is valued over the ______ sphere
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home
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The Big Wheel
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success, achievement
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The Sturdy Oak
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strong, self-confident, independent
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No Sissy Stuff
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manliness (opposite of womanly)
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Give Em Hell
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aggressive, violent, daring
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People's negative reactions to us not acting towards the norm, are designed to encourage our ______ to cultural expectations
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conformity
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When we learn a _____, we learn a culture
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language
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In english, the default language is ______
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masculine
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In media, the default man and woman are ____
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white
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In media, african american woman are ______ ___
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welfare queens
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In media, african american men are ______ or _______
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celebs or criminals
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Why does patriarchy continue?
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Culture's power and resistance to change
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Language, systems of knowledge and belief _____ patriarcy and are difficult to change
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support
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social structural arrangements influence ____
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culture
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If the interest of _____ groups change, culture may shift to reflect these new interests
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dominant
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Socialization
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cultural beliefes and practices are learned by people over the course of their lifetimes
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T/F
We are born knowing culture |
FALSE
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The learning process of knowing culture is called
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socialization
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gender is _____
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learned
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we are not born knowing _______ and _____
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gender and culture
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we learn gender through _________
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socilization
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______ occurs with the help of various agents....those who teach us
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socialization
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_________ is another form of social control
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internalization
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As we become _______, we accept cultural knowledge (we "internalize" it)
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socialized
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Social Determinism
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culture and socialization hugely influence how we live our lives
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Culture is __________ constructed
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socially
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we have the _______ to follow or change cultural expectations as we interact with others
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choice
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it is in ________ _______ that existing versions of gender are most often reproduced, renegotiated, or resisted
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social interaction (doing gender)
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"doing gender"
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deciding if we want to fit in or not, or if we want to reproduce or resist what is happening in the society
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Our behavior is also molded by others' ______ to us----we want to please!
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responses
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Others ______ when we conform to cultural expectations
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reward
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A positive sanction is a _____
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reward
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An example of negative/positive sanctions
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1. people reward us for getting married---we have a party and they bring us gifts
2. there is no party when we get divorced |
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_____ ______ is another way to describe agents of socialization
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significant others
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in __________ we claim a "sex identity"
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childhood
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In _________, we experiment with our sexuality
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adolescence
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In _________, we develop two separate identities (sexual and gender)
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adulthood
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Our behavior is ________, that is depends on social circumstances
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situational
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following complex rules about acting masculine or feminine
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"doing gender"
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intersex babies are born with ______ genitalia
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ambiguous
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What is the social construction of gender?
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men strong, women feminine
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The social construction of sexuality states that heterosexuality is the norm, and one is expected to "be" a certain type and remain that type for a lifetime...is this true?
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Yes/No...in the movie, Max/Judi was a lesbian, then tried being a man, like it, and married a wife. "she" once hated men.
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_____ is key to determining homosexuality/heterosexuality
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experience (as stated in the video)
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t/f
In asia, boys hold hands and dance w/ eachother |
true
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Sex is a ______ difference that distinguish male and female
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physical
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Gender is _______ expectations w/ being male/female
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essential
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T/f
social construction states differences between male and females are based in some biologically determined truth |
FALSE - are NOT
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What does Lorber say about the social construction of gender?
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Bodies differ in many ways physiologically, but are completely transformed by social practices to fit into the male/female category.
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What does Lorber say about the way we should group social construction of behavior?
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That it might be more useful to group patterns of behavior and only then look for identifying markers of the people likely to enact in such behaviors.
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what do mckenna and kessler say the essential sign of gender is?
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genitalia
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mckenna and kessler say there are ___ and only _____ genders
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2
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according to mckenner and kessler, membership in one gender or another is ______
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natural
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mckenna and kessler say that the social construction is a critique of essentialism, that the only way to uncover the facts of this world is through research using the ______ _____
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scientific method
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Three meanings of "trans"
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Changing, Crossing, Moving Beyond
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transgender
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People who have completed the medical-surgical procedures to change from one sex to another, or who have made some changes to their bodies to be like the otehr sex, and people who subjectively experience themselves as fitting into neither of the hegemonic sex categories
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A person's characteristics are determined by ______ _______ social expectations, not biology
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social expectations
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What is the feminist approach taken by West and Fenstermaker
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Feminist thought suffers from a white middle-class, highly educated bias
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West and Fenstermaker say the feminist thought stems directly from the _______ of those who produce it
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identities
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T/F
West and Fenstermaker say no person can experience gender w/out simulatatneously experiencing race and class |
TRUE
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In the video, it says during advertisements only one part of the body is focused on...what is it?
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Butt or Boooobs
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what is a patriarcy?
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men>women
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our culture values _______ traits
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masculine (think of traits you want in a president)
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ones sex category determines its ______
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gender
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social construction means ________ ____ _____
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created by people
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