Sociology Ch. 11

Intersex

- Born with ambiguous reproductive or sexual anatomy

Primary Sex Characteristics

- Primary sexual characteristics are those that are present at birth Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8557301_primary-secondary-sexual-characteristics.html

Sex

- The biological distinction between females and males

Enforcing Gender

- Using "fag" to call out people not being masculine enough -

Gender Identity

- a person's identification as a woman, man, or some combination of the two

Doing Gender

- creating gender through interactions in particular social settings

Gender as Social Construction

- gender in a different time - gender in a different culture

Transgender

- individuals who identify with a gender different from the one associated with their sex

Token Women

- life in the limelight - symbolic consequences - fear retaliation - males create in-group - women take on other roles such as "pet"

Transexual

- people who have sex reassignment surgery to change their physical appearance

Gender Expression

- the communication of a person's gender identity to others, through behavior, clothing, hairstyle, and other means.

Glass Ceiling

- the often invisible barrier created by individual and institutional sexism that prevents qualified women from advancing to high levels of leadership and management

Gender

- the socially constructed cultural expectations associated with women and men.

Gender Stratification

- the systematic and unequal distribution of power and resources in society between men and women

Secondary Sex Characteristics

-secondary sexual characteristics are not used in reproduction, but are apparent in most sexually dimorphic species -- species having two forms that are determined by their sex. Secondary sexual characteristics include human female breasts, male human facial hair, the mane on a male lion, and the bright, flashy plumage of many male birds and fishes. Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8557301_primary-secondary-sexual-characteristics.html