Test Review 1

Question 1

Androcentric

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Focused, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests (ex. an androcentric religion)

Question 2

Politics of Location

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Coined by Adrienne Rich which marks movie away from hegemonic Western feminism

Question 3

Bell Hooks (aka Gloria Watkins)

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An intersectional feminist and is known for her feminist theory that recognizes that social classifications are interconnected

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Abolition Movement

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Those who once fought to end slavery began to advocate for women’s rights as well

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Patriarchy

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A system of society or the government in which men hold the power and women are largely ignored/excluded from it

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Gender Queer

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A person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male/female genders

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Heteronormative

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Relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality are the normal or preferred sexual orientation

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Gender Status

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One’s own identification as male, female, or intersex

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Gender Identity

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An individual’s persona sense of having a particular gender

Question 10

Judith Butler

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A gender theorist who emphasizes choice and fluidity in a persons gender and uses the term performativity to describe gender as a performance

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Gender Binaries

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A system of gender classification in which all people are categorized as being either male or female

Question 12

Transgender

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Relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex

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Intersectionality

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The understanding of how women’s overlapping identities impact the way they experience oppression and discrimination

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The Personal is Political

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A political slogan expressing a common belief among feminists that personal experiences of women are rooted in their political situation and gender inequality

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Socially-Lived Theorizing

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Means creating feminist theories and knowledge from the actual day-to-day experiences of groups of people

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Feminism

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The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

Question 17

Reflexivity

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The continuous, critical examination of the practice/process of research to reveal its assumptions, values, and biases

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Gender Fluid

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Relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender

Question 19

Suffrage

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The right to vote in political elections

Question 20

Waves of Feminism

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Suggests the idea that gender activism in the history of the US has been mostly unified around one set of ideas referred to as feminism

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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A rationalist feminist that argues women are not naturally inferior to men, but only appear to be because they lack education

Question 22

John Stuart Mills

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Believed in utilitarianism and argued for women’s equality. Presented a petition with 1500 signatures for Women’s Suffrage.

Question 23

Harriet Taylor

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Strongly advocated that woman should have access to the same jobs as men and that they should not have to live in ‘separate spheres’

Question 24

The Second Sex

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Written by Simone de Beauvoir where she asserted that women are as capable of choice as men and can reach ‘transcendence’ by choosing freedom

Question 25

The Second Sex

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Written by Simone de Beauvoir where she asserted that women are as capable of choice as men and can reach 'transcendence' by choosing freedom

Question 26

Simone de Beauvoir

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A writer who wrote works of philosophy, novels, memoirs etc. She wrote a classic contemporary feminist literature

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Radical Feminism

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Perspective of feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society eliminating white male supremacy in all contexts

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Mysogyny

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Dislike, contempt, or ingrained prejudice against women

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Kate Millet

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Developed the notion that men have institutionalized power over women and that this power is socially constructed.

Question 30

Sexual Politics

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Refers to the principles determining the relationship of the sexes (this is also the title of a book written by Kate Millet)

Question 31

Adrogyny

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The quality or state of being neither specifically feminine or masculine

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Mary Daly

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Was a radical lesbian feminist philosopher who argued that the Catholic Church had systematically oppressed women for centuries

Question 33

Adrienne Rich

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Was a feminist who called women's liberation a democratizing force

Question 34

Shulamith Firestone

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A foundational second-wave feminist who argued for a future where technology was used to eliminate sexism by freeing women from childbirth

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Compulsory Motherhood

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A book written by Garrett Hardin

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Postmodern Feminism

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The goal of postmodern feminism is to destabilize the patriarchal norms entrenched in society that have led to gender inequality

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Black Feminist's

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Arises from an understanding of intersecting patterns of discriminations of race and gender

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Transnational Feminism

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The concern and fight against how globalization and capitalism affects people across nations, races, genders, classes, and sexualities

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Public Sphere

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The feminist perspective where men dominate the public sphere

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Private Sphere

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The feminist perspective that women belong to the private sphere of society such as in the home

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Separate Spheres Ideology

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A belief system that claims that gender differences in society are innate, rather than culturally or situationally created

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Separate Spheres Ideology

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A belief system that claims that gender differences in society are innate, rather than culturally or situationally created

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Feminization of the Workforce

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Refers to the change in the workforce where the percentage of women is exceeding the percentage of men

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DINKS

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Slang phrase for "Dual Income, no kids"

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Male Breadwinner

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An ideal of the family in which men earn a family wage and provide while their wives do the domestic labor

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Deviance Neutralization

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Perspective that suggests that women and men respond to their share of income in the household in terms of the amount of time they spend on unpaid household work

Question 47

Arlie Hochschild

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Hochschild defined the concept of emotional labor

Question 48

Emotional Labour

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A mental activity required to manage or perform the routine tasks necessary for maintaining relationships and ensuring smooth running of a household or process

Question 49

Pin Money

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A small sum of money for spending on inessentials (historically an allowance to a woman from her husband for personal expenses)

Question 50

Wage Gap

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The difference between the average pay of two different groups of people

Question 51

Gender Hour Gap

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The difference between the amount different genders make per hour

Question 52

Judith Lorber

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Foundational theorist of social construction of gender difference and has played a vital role in the formation and transformation of gender studies

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Glass Ceiling

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An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and minorities

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Sticky Floor

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Refers to women who occupy low-paying, low-mobility positions

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Equality

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The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities

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Sex Segregation

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The physical, legal, cultural separation of people according to their biological sex

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Barbara Reskin

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Discovered feminism and multiple regression

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Horizontal Segregation

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Where the workforce of a specific industry or sector is mostly made up of one particular gender

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Vertical Segregation

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The situation whereby opportunities for career progression for a particular gender within a company or sector are limited

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Warren Farrell

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Initially became prominent in the 70's as a supporter of a second wave feminism

Question 61

Glass Escalator

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Refers to the way men, are put on a fast track to advanced positions when entering primarily female-dominated environments