Gender Flashcards
What is sex?
rooted in biology
Our physical selves
Bodies are male or female or intersexed
what is gender?
A term that refers to social or cultural distinctions of behaviours that are considered male or female. Bodies are socially produced to be masculine or feminine. Historically and culturally specific
What is sexism?
The prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another
What does it mean to be transgender?
individuals who identify with the behaviours and characteristics that are the opposite of their biological sex.
What are gender roles?
Society’s concept of how men and women should behave.
What is Dichotomous thinking?
Based on binaries: black/white, male/female, heterosexual/homosexual. The binaries are not stable; they require borderwork (social sanctions that ensure that these gender ideals seem natural, universal and timeless). Set of ideas is presented as ideological. - Binaries are not equal in power
What is the Predominant Gender story?
Bodies are born in 2 types: male and female.
Bodies are gendered masculine and feminine.
Bodies are attracted to opposite-type bodies.
Reproduction of bodies and gender….
What is the Patriarchal Dividend?
Means that when we value masculinity over femininity, we see it okay as a culture to invest in and celebrate whole spheres of society when women aren’t even present
What is gender socialization?
Gender socialization occurs through four major agents of socialization: family, education, peer groups, and mass media. Each agent reinforces gender roles by creating and maintaining normative expectations for gender-specific behaviour. Exposure also occurs through secondary agents such as religion and the workplace. Repeated exposure to these agents over time leads men and women into a false sense that they are acting naturally rather than following a socially constructed role.
What is gender stratification?
refers to the inequalities between women and men regarding wealth, power, and privilege
