Marked and Unmarked Identities

Example of trinary model of the mental entire-ocean rule

addict (requires more actions to be marked)

The importance of the dimensions regarding sexual identity is relied on what?

context

Examples of marked groups?

convicted felons, immigrants, black, gay, Asian, etc

Examples of marking the unmarked categories?

male nurse, gay marriage, women's sports, black CEO

Often times we do what?

mark previously unmarked categories

Which groups are stereotyped?

marked groups

Examples of marked categories

people of color, female, non-binary, trans, LGBTQ+, disabled

The unmarked is

presumed to be universal, normal, and/or natural

Social Marking

process by which we acknowledge characteristics of one group, rendering the other "unmarked"

How are the dimensions of sexual identity that is most likely to be marked?

quantity, timing, level of perceived enjoyment, degree of consent, orientation, social value of agents

Marking is a matter of what?

social convention

Mental Coloring

the tendency to see all members of a marked group through the "identity extremetype"

True or False: because unmarked identities are taken for granted, they take less work to manage than marked identities

true

What groups tend to hold positions of power and control over the definitions of the marked?

unmarked

Which groups are individualized?

unmarked

Example of the binary model of the mental entire ocean rule

virgin to non-virgin (one incident)

Examples of unmarked categories

white, male, heterosexual, able-bodied