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patriarchy

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the rule of the father, refers to the control of female and younger male family members by select adult men, or patriarchs

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brotherhood

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distribution of power to a certain class of men

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formal gender equality

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legal requirement that men and women be treated the same

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modified patriarchy

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patriarchy in which power is symbolically but not legally linked to men and masculinity

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sexism

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prejudice against people based on their biological sex

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androcentrism

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granting of higher status, respect, value, power, to masculine compared to feminine

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subordination

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placing of women into positions that make them subservient to or dependent on men

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male flight

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phenomenon in which men abandon feminizing arenas of life

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hegemony

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state of collective consent to inequality that is secured by the idea that it is inevitable, natural, or desirable

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hegemonic masculinity

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type of man, idealized by men and women alike who functions to justify and naturalize gender inequality

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hierarchy of men

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rough ranking of men from most to least masculine, with assumption that more masculine is better

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colorism

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racist preference for light skin

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hypermasculinity

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extreme conformity to the more aggressive rules of masculinity

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patriarchal bargain

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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

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feminine apologetic

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requirement that women balance their appropriation of masculine interests, traits, and activities with feminine performance

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benevolent sexism

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attribution of positive traits to women that, nonetheless, justify women’s subordination to men

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hostile sexism

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condemnation of women with negative instead of positive stereotypes and the use of threats and violence to enforce women;s subservience to men

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emphasized femininity

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an exaggerated form of femininity “oriented to accommodating the interests and desires of men”

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emphatic sameness

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strategy by which women try to be “just one of the guys”

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gender equivocation

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use of both emphasized femininity and emphatic sameness when they’re useful and culturally expected

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double bind

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a situation in which cultural expectations are contradictory

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feminism

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belief that all men and women should have equal rights and opportunities

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matrix of domination

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structure in which multiple hierarchies intersect to create a pyramid of privilege. leaving on top only those people who are advantaged in every hierarchy

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stalled revolution

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a sweeping change in gender relations that is stuck halfway through

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hookup culture
a new norm on college campuses in which casual sexual contact in the absence of romantic intentions is held up by many as an ideal
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erotic marketplace
the ways in which people are organized and ordered according to their perceived sexual desirability
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heterosexual male gaze
a way of looking at society from the perspective of a hypothetical heterosexual man
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subjectivity
internal thoughts and feelings
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sexual subjectification
process by which people are told what their internal thoughts and feelings should be
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sexual objectification
reduction of a person to his or her sex appeal
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self objectify
process by which people internalize the idea that their value is heavily dependent on their physical attractiveness
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spectating
watching one's sexual performance from the outside
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sexual script
rules that guide sexual interaction
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push and resist dynamic
situation in which it is normal for men to press sexual activity consistently in the direction of increasing intimacy (whether he wants to or not) and for women to stop of slow down the accelerating intimacy when he's going too far (whether she wants to or not)
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rape culture
an environment that justifies, naturalizes, and even glorifies sexual pressure, coercion, and violence
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orgasm gap
a phenomenon in which women involved in heterosexual relationships report fewer orgasms than men
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extended adolescence
a significant period of time during which young people (who are no longer kids) prepare for a future (when they'll finally be "real" adults)
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politics of respectability
a form of resistance to negative racial stereotypes that involves being "good" and following conservative norms of appearance and behavior
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bystander intervention programs
programs that educate students about sexual assault and teach them how to spot likely incidents and safely intervene