CH 8

Question 1

feminism

Answer 1

gender is an organizing principle of life, belief that men and women should be accorded with equal opportunities and respect

Question 2

sex

Answer 2

biological differences that distinguish males from females

Question 3

sexuality

Answer 3

sexual preference, identity and behavior

Question 4

gender

Answer 4

social position, what you want to be

Question 5

essentialism

Answer 5

explains social phenomena in terms of natural ones

Question 6

biological determinism

Answer 6

explains social behavioral in terms of who you are in the natural world

Question 7

hegemonic masculitnity

Answer 7

condition in which men are dominant and privileged (this is invisible)

Question 8

gender roles

Answer 8

sets of behavioral norms assumed to accompany one’s status as male or female

Question 9

patriarchy

Answer 9

subordination of femininity to masculinity

Question 10

structural functionalism

Answer 10

theoretical tradition that every society has certain structures (family, gender, labor) that exist to fulfill some set of necessary functions

Question 11

sex role theory

Answer 11

Parson’s theory, men and women perform sex roles as breadwinners and wives because nuclear family is ideal and fulfills function of reproducing workers

Question 12

homosexual

Answer 12

social identity of a person who has sexual attractions/relations to the same sex

Question 13

sexism

Answer 13

occurs when a person’s sex or gender is the basis for judgement and discrimination

Question 14

sexual harassment

Answer 14

illegal form of discrimination involving inappropriate jokes to sexual assault

Question 15

glass ceiling

Answer 15

invisible limit on a woman’s climb up the occupational ladder

Question 16

glass escalator

Answer 16

accelerated promotion of men to the top of a work organization especially in feminized jobs