final Flashcards
(39 cards)
patriarchy
the rule of the father, refers to the control of female and younger male family members by select adult men, or patriarchs
brotherhood
distribution of power to a certain class of men
formal gender equality
legal requirement that men and women be treated the same
modified patriarchy
patriarchy in which power is symbolically but not legally linked to men and masculinity
sexism
prejudice against people based on their biological sex
androcentrism
granting of higher status, respect, value, power, to masculine compared to feminine
subordination
placing of women into positions that make them subservient to or dependent on men
male flight
phenomenon in which men abandon feminizing arenas of life
hegemony
state of collective consent to inequality that is secured by the idea that it is inevitable, natural, or desirable
hegemonic masculinity
type of man, idealized by men and women alike who functions to justify and naturalize gender inequality
hierarchy of men
rough ranking of men from most to least masculine, with assumption that more masculine is better
colorism
racist preference for light skin
hypermasculinity
extreme conformity to the more aggressive rules of masculinity
patriarchal bargain
deal in which an individual or group accepts or even legitimates some of the costs of patriarchy in exchange for receiving some of its rewards
feminine apologetic
requirement that women balance their appropriation of masculine interests, traits, and activities with feminine performance
benevolent sexism
attribution of positive traits to women that, nonetheless, justify women’s subordination to men
hostile sexism
condemnation of women with negative instead of positive stereotypes and the use of threats and violence to enforce women;s subservience to men
emphasized femininity
an exaggerated form of femininity “oriented to accommodating the interests and desires of men”
emphatic sameness
strategy by which women try to be “just one of the guys”
gender equivocation
use of both emphasized femininity and emphatic sameness when they’re useful and culturally expected
double bind
a situation in which cultural expectations are contradictory
feminism
belief that all men and women should have equal rights and opportunities
matrix of domination
structure in which multiple hierarchies intersect to create a pyramid of privilege. leaving on top only those people who are advantaged in every hierarchy
stalled revolution
a sweeping change in gender relations that is stuck halfway through