Sociology quiz 13 – Flashcards
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Radical feminism
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Social changes and liberation comes as women organize on their own behalf
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Sex
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The biological distinctions between male, female, and intersex
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Socialist feminism
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Gender inequality stems from class relations
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Transgender
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Those who do not fit within the normative expectations of gender
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Primary labor market
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Jobs are relatively stable, wages are good, and there are ample opportunities for advancement
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Patriarchy
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A society or group in which men have power over women
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Gender stratification
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The hierarchical distribution of social and economic resources to men and women
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Characteristic of societies where women are nearly equal to men
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Women's work is central to the economy Women have access to education Work is not highly segregated by sex Men participate in child care
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Berdaches in Navajo society
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A third gender Anatomically make Males married males Makes who have sex with men but we're not considered homosexuals
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Social feminism
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Social change in the arena is accomplished through transformation of the gender division of labor and social class divisions
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Dual labor market
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The theory that argues that gender differences in earning exist because men and women tend to work in different segments of the labor market is called
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Gender
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The socially learned expectations and behaviors associated with members of each sex is referred by sociologists as
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Gender is affected by these traits
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Ones physical appearance and clothing Communication styles Attitudes in many social and political issues The likelihood of being imprisoned
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Female pseudo hermaphroditism
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The most common form of intersexuality is
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Radical feminism
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Patriarchy is the basis of women's powerlessness
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Hijras of India
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A third gender Makes that have female appearance and wear women's clothing Neither men nor women A good example of the socially constructed basis of gender and sexuality
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Hermaphroditism
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Intersexuality refers to
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Characteristics of jobs in primary market
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General stability Steady profits A rational system of management
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Maria Patino story
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Some women have xy chromosomes
