Leach Sociology Terms Chapter 11
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| gender | behavioral and psychological traits condsidered appropriate for men and women
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| gender roles | specific behaviors and attitudes that a society establishes for men and women
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| gender identity | the awareness of being masculine or feminine as those traits are defined by culture
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| patriarchy | system in which men are dominant over women
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| sexism | belief that one sex is by nature superior to the other
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| women’s movement | social movement that supported the idea that the sexes are socially, politically, and economically equal
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| suffrage | the right to vote
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| wage gap | the level of women's income relative to that of men
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| glass ceiling | the invisible barrier that prevents women from gaining upper-level positions in business
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| second shift | the phenomenon of individuals having to complete household duties after working away from home
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| ageism | belief that one age category is by nature superior to another age category
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| graying of America | the phenomenon of the growing percentage of elderly Americans as part of the total US population
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| baby-boom generation | collective term for the approximately 76 million children born in the United States from 1946 through 1964
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| dependency ratio | the number of workers for each person receiving Social Security benefits
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| Medicare | government-sponsored insurance plan for elderly or disabled persons
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| Medicaid | state and federally funded health-insurance program for people with little or no money
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| managed care | the use of health-insurance plans to help control health care costs
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| alternative medicine | treating illnesses with unconventional methods such as acupuncture, biofeedback, massage, meditation, yoga, herbal remedies, and relaxation techniques
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| AIDS | fatal disease caused by a virus that attacks an individual's immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to a host of deadly infections
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