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Patriarchy

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a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family

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Ethnicity

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the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

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Birth Control

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different forms of contraception that regulate of the number of children born

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Discrimination

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treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit

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Sexuality

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a person's sexual orientation or preference

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Gender Queer

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catch-all category for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity

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Oppression

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to press, mold, or reduce to few; person/group faces several barriers (i.e. women, jews, muslims, etc)

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Poverty

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the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.

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Heterosexism

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discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation

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Ableism

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discrimination in favor of able-bodied people

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Power

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influence and access to resources that are provided by authority, force, control, and strength

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Housework/Carework

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Women are expected to do housework and care for children while men go to work; The idea that when women go to work they are judged because people believe they should be with their children

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Violence

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behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage or kill

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Matrix of Domination

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sociological paradigm that explains issues of oppression that deal with race, class, and gender

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Empowerment

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to give peer or authority to; authorize

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Control

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power to influence or direct people's behavior or course of events

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Ideology

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a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy

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Gender Segregation

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

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Reproductive Freedom

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it includes the right to abortion and birth control, but implies much more

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Stereotype

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widely held but fixed/ oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person, group, or thing

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Invisibility

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not visible

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Privilege

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a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people

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Intersectionality

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intersections between forms/ systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination

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Pay/Wealth Gap

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idea that women receive less pay than men even when they are full time- closing this gap would put an avg of $11,600 a year into women's pockets

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Class

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based on income, wealth, where you live, family background, marital status, and education

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Inequality Globally

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- Women in the US are 2% agr. landowners - 70% of world's poor are women - 4% of executive directors and zero managing directors of IMF are women

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Martha Barrera

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"Cafe Con Leche" - Lesbian chicana that loves white women. Feels isolated from her family (she reads/writes, they do physical labor). Her family wants her to love a chicano. - Cafe con leche= their house isn't a dilution of anyone's culture, but a blend of the two

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Pan Ethnic Group

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vary in language, social class, reason for immigration

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Mitsuye Yamada

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"Invisibility is a Natural Disaster" - Inevitable - English teacher whose students are angered by the "militant tone" of the article about asian american oppression - Invisible minority, taught to be submissive and compliant, not taught about as a minority

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Income

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yearly salary

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Wealth

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assets (house, etc), stocks, IRA, etc

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Targets of reproductive control

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women of color, poor people (welfare), minorities (puerto ricans, native americans, etc), disabled people (physical and mental)

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Male Birth Control Options

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- Vasectomy - Male Condoms - Pull Out - Abstinence

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Women Birth Control Options

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- The pill - Shot - IUD - Ring - Plan B - Abstinence - Female Condom - Sponge - Sterilization

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T/F: Doctors can tell if someone is a virgin

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it depends

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T/F: An understanding of anatomy can enhance orgasms

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True

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T/F: STD is the same as STI

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Basically, they changed it to STI because some are scared/embarrassed by the word "disease"

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T/F: Women should get a pap smear once they turn 21

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it depends

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T/F: A women releases an egg during menstration

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False, during ovulation

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LARC

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long acting reversible contraception, including injections, IUDs, and implants

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Bystander

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a person watching a situation unfold

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Bystander effect

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people do not offer means of help to a victim when other people are present

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Trask

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"From a Native Daughter" - Story of her people told twice, once by her parents and once by school books - Western view feudal

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Hormonal Birth Control...

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- Prevents ovulation - Thins out the lining of the uterus - Thickens cervical mucus

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Most effective birth control method

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the implant

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Things preventing adults from reporting rape:

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- Fear - Shame - Guilt - The rush for normalization - Emotional attachment to the perpetrator - Victim blaming

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Lori Tharps

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"In Search of the Elusive Orgasm" - Disproving the idea that women's sexuality= reproduction (pleasure for women is important too) - True love does not equal good sex all the time - Shares the story of how she finds her orgasm for the first time (does it without husband)

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Robyn Ochs

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"Bisexuality, Feminism, Men, & Me" - Compulsory heterosexuality= a system that posits heterosexuality as the only way to be - Shares her journey/ what she learns and unlearns - It was not until she had relations with women that she realized the things she had accepted as "natural truths" were socially constructed - She was self conscious about herself and her body with men - She realized that this woman she had a crush on for 2 years was beautiful to her

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Angela Davis

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"Population Control and Reproductive Rights" - Sterilization - Relf Sisters: Minnie Lee and Mary Alice were unknowingly robbed of their right to bear children, mother unknowingly consented (unable to read) - Dr. Clovis of South Carolina: sterilized recipients with 2+ children - Power - Informed Consent - Women's Choice

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Susan Griffin

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"Rape: The All-American Crime" - "I have never been free from the fear of rape. From a very early age I, like most women, have thought of rape as part of my natural environment--something to be feared and prayed against like fire or lightning"

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Ntozake Shange

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"With No Immediate Cause" - There can be violence against women without and "immediate cause" (physical damage) - We should change the perspective from focusing on the victim to looking at the victimizer

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Ellen Bravo, Gloria Santa Anna, and Linda Meric

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"An Overview of Women and Work" - Misconceptions of women in the workforce - "Second shift"= housework/care taking after coming home from work

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Judith Ortiz Cofer

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"The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria" - Idea of clashing cultures - Puerto Rican girl growing up in the US and wanting like most children to "belong" - Latin woman= "hot tamale" - Double Bind

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Nazli Kibria

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"The Contested Meanings of 'Asian American': Racial Dilemmas in the Contemporary US" - The term "Asian Americans" was coined from the rejection of the term "orientals" - Boundaries-> What are the criteria for membership in this racial category? - Community-> How do the racial boundaries suggest membership in a community? - Positioning-> What is the position of the group within the racial hierarchy? -"Model minority"-> a group that is culturally programmed for economic success

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Formal Labor

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paid/documented jobs (vs. housework-informal)

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Bernice Zamora

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"Notes from a Chicana Coed" - Oppressive lover ignores/belittles women's issues, says they divide them in their higher, racial cause - "Oppressive perfume"- cannot pinpoint one source of oppression - She wrote his thesis and works and cares for her kids while he benefits - Worked her way through school holding multiple jobs still has to ask "can i feed my kids today"

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Gregory Mantsios

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"Media Magic: Making Class Invisible" - Media reduces people to statistics, presents the poor through the eyes of the middle class- annoyance, and blames the poor for their situations - Most poor people are white and live in rural or suburban areas - Wealthy controls politics- 2/3 of senate is millionaires

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Colonization

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created higher exploitation of racism

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Music Video

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the video where it showed how disrespected women are in music videos- women were usually half naked, touching themselves or touching men; they were simply there for men's pleasure; ( Ex: Jewel the singer was seen as innocent at first but then converted to being "sexy" in her music videos), women artists did what the director told them to do because they thought it would sale more records

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Family

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they influence someone's power and wealth

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Institution

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sites where power and resources are distributed reinforcing unequal distribution of power/access to white men i.e. Congress/Universities

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Winona LaDuke

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"Mothers of Our Nations: Indigenous Women Address the World" - "What befalls the earth befalls the people of the earth" - Atomic Weapon testing affects women- toxic breast milk

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Teresa Amott and Julie Matthaei

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"Race, Class, Gender, and Women's Works" - sex role socialization: the biological sexes are assigned distinct and often unequal work, and turned into socially distinct genders - gender roles do not always correspond to sex

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Body fluids that transmit STI's

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-Blood -Semen -Vaginal secretions -Breast milk

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