Sociology Chapter 8 Answers – Flashcards

refers to natural or biological differences that distinguish males and females

refers to desire, sexual preferences, sexual identity and behavior

a social construct that consist of a set of social arrangements that are built around sex. Clothing, names, careers, unequal pay, household roles

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

gender roles have more to do with

there are only 2 sexes, male and female- and that all people fall into one group or another

both sex and gender. Sex goes beyond two rigid distinct categories

an intellectual consciences- rising movement based on the idea that women and men should be accorded equal opportunities and respect

gender is an organizing principle of life

are on unequal ground and thus power is fundamentally at play when we talk about gender differences

assume that gender differences exist to fulfill necessary functions in society
doesn’t allow for the possibilities

focus on individualist explanations for gender differences as opposed to societal ones

the notion that there are nature differences between men and women that dictate how they behave

argue that patriarchal capitalists benefit through systems that subordinate women

that all social relations, including relations between workers and the owners of the means of production stem from

argue that gender is a process that people participate in with every social interaction they have

gender does not function in a vacuum, gender studies must take into account that there is not single category of women or men
some women are not only more privileged then other women but also more privileged then other men, must look at all identities

vary across time and place, supporting the notion that sexuality is as much a social construct as gender

argues that human sexuality falls on a wide spectrum

gay marriage legalized

civil unions are legal

homosexual acts are illegal

homosexual acts are punishable by death

studies show that this is rampant in schools

are treated differently by teachers, and there are different expectations from their behavior and performances

textbooks and other materials used in school

unequal pay, sexual harassment, sexism, tracking to certain jobs, the feminization of some jobs, the glass ceiling and more

refers to a perceived trend amount mostly middle-class women of leaving the workforce to be full-time wives and mothers: in large part because of frustration with the many obstacles they face on the job and the sense that they can find fulfillment at home

why do parents and surgeons push to assign a sex to a genitally ambiguous child?

Bob and Sue paint their baby’s room pink as soon as they find out they are having a girl. They are beginning to provide the baby with what?

which would not be considered a positive trait or characteristic for a man within todays;s hegemonic masculinity

although women now outnumber men in terms of college enrollment, men still dominate which fields?

which term refers to the invisible barriers women face when they enter the more prestigious corporate worlds?