Chapter 10: Gender & Age Flashcards
(21 cards)
Gender
Behaviors & attitudes a society considers proper for its males and females
Sex
Biological characteristics that distinguish males and females
Patriarchy
Men-as-a-group dominating women-as-a-group
Feminism
Philosophy that men and woman should be politically, economically, and socially equal
glass ceiling
The mostly invisible barrier that keeps woman from advancing to the top levels at work
Sexual harassment
The abuse of one’s position of authority to force unwanted sexual demands on someone
Life span
The maximum length of life of a species
Life expectancy
The number of years that an average person at any age, including newborns, can expect to live
Age cohort
People born at roughly the same time who pass through the life course together
Activity theory
The view that satisfaction during old age is related to a person’s amount and quality of activity
Continuity theory
A theory focusing on how people adjust to retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives
Primary sex characteristics
Vagina or penis
Secondary sex characteristics
Physical distinctions between males and females not associated with sex organs such as larger muscles in males and broad hips in females
Sutree
Indian tradition where you burn the widow alive along with body of dead husband
Minority group
Among all cultures and an on every continent, women are the minority group
Honor killing
The killing of a woman to “remove the stain” left behind by the woman and restores its honor
Gender tracking
When genders follow each other
Gerotranscendence
Theory that when people grow old they transcend their limited views of life. Become less self centered
Baby boom
If age cohort (people born at same time) retire is large, there will be lots of jobs available upon your graduation
Baby bust
If the age cohort (people born at same time) is small, you won’t have as many job opportunities
Townsend plan
A physician that essentially started the process of the Social Security administration
