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Gender Roles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sex | the biological characteristics distinguishing male and female |
| Gender | social, cultural, and psychological traits linked to males and females that define them as masculine and feminine |
| Role | the expected behavior associated with a status |
| Gender Role | the expected attitudes and behaviors a society associates with each sex |
| Status | a category or position a person occupies, such as gender, that is a significant determinant of how she or he will be defined and treated |
| Sociology (what it is; what sociologist study) | interested in how human behavior is shaped by group life. |
| Socialization | the lifelong process by which we learn culture, develop a sense of self, and become functioning member of society |
| patriarchy | male-dominated social structures leading to the oppression of women. |
| androcentrism | male-centered norms operating throughout all social institutions that become the standard to which all persons adhere |
| sexism | the belief that the status of female is inferior to the status of a male |
| doing gender | the notion that gender emerges not as an individual attribute but something that is accomplished through interaction with others |
| social stratification | the way a society divides people into ranked categories or statuses |
| the four major sociological theoretical perspectives/framworks | Functionalism Conflict theory Symbolic Interactionism Feminism |
| Essentialism | the belief that males and females are inherently different because of their biology and genes |
| Sociobiology | a field using evolutionary theory to examine the biological roots of social behavior |
| Intersexual / hermaphrodite | intersexed: infants born with male and female sex organs or who have ambiguous genitals; also referred to as a hermaphrodite |
| LGBT | an inclusive term for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people who show a wide range of attitudes and behaviors related to sexual orientation and gender identity |
| transgender | describes people who do not conform to culturally defined traditional gender roles associated with their sex |
| transsexual | genetic males and females who psychologically believe they are members of the other gender |
| double standard | the idea that men are allowed to express themselves sexually and women are not |
| sexual scripts | shared beliefs concerning what society defines as acceptable sexual thoughts, and behavior for each gender |
| culture | a society's of life that provides social heritage and guidelines for appropriate behavior |
| subculture | segments of a culture that share characteristics distinguishing it form the broader culture |
| socialization | the lifelong process by which we learn the culture, and develop a sense of self, and become functioning members of society |
| gender socialization | the process by which individuals learn the culture behavior of femininity or masculinity that is associated with biological sex of female or male |
| agents of socialization | People, groups, and social institutions that provide the critical information needed for children to become fully functioning members of society. |
| gender identity | as awareness that there are two sexes who behave differently |
| self | the unique and highly valued sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals |
| social control | measures a society uses to ensure that people generally conform to norms, including those related to gender |
| social institutions | organizational structures that ensure the basics needs of society are met in established, predictable ways |
| hegemonic masculinity | asserts that there are a number of competing masculinities that are enacted according to particular places and times |
| heterosexism and examples | viewing the world only in heterosexual terms, thus denigrating other sexual orientations. Examples: |
| non-verbal communication | using body cues to convey messages in a more forceful manner. |
| register | variety of language defined according to its use in social interactions |
| agency | the power to adapt and sometimes to thrive in difficult situations |
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