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Chap 10 Soc
Inequalities of Gender and Age
Term | Definition |
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sex | the classification of people as male or female based on biological characteristics |
biological determination | the principle that behavior differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics |
gender identity | a sense of being male or female based on learned cultural values |
gender socialization | the social process of learning how to act as a boy or girl |
sexism | a set of beliefs, norms, and values used to justify sexual inequality |
occupational sex segregation | the concentration of women in lower-status positions |
age stratification | the unequal distribution of scarce resources based on age |
ageism | a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age-based prejudice and discrimination |
interest group | a group organized to influence political decision making |
passive | accepting what happens without active response or resistance |
sphere | a defined area or subject |
utlize | to use |
aspect | a particular trait or feature of something |
diminished | reduced; limited |
underlying | important but not obvious or noticable |