Chapter 9 Exam 3
What are Men's movements?
(Mens liberation) (Mens rights movement) (Pro-feminist mens movement) Mens liberation= A movement originated in the 1970's to discuss the challenges of masculinity mens rights movement= an offshoot of male liberationist whose members believe that feminism promotes discrimination against men pro-feminist mens movement= an offshoot of male liberationist whose members support feminism and believe that sexism harms both men and women.
What are the two approaches to understanding gender?
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Who is Agnes? a.) What is important about Agnes's story?
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Why is understanding sexuality as a binary problematic?
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Describe the gender pay-gap in the U.S. and explain why it is problematic.
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What is the difference between sex and gender, according to sociologists? a.) What is the difference between the terms male/female and masculine/feminine?
Sex is an individuals membership in one of two categories, male or female, based on biological factors Gender is the physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers normal for its male and female members. Difference= Sex is biological and gender is social/cultural a.)Male=XY chromosomes, testosterone, competitive and aggressive female= XX chromosomes, estrogen, more emotional and nurturing.
Define and apply heteronormativity to an everyday experience.
The belief that heterosexuality is and should be the norm. Everyday experience is in a church its the norm since its against the bible to be homosexual.
What is sexuality? a.) How is sexuality different from gender?
The character quality of being sexual a.) It is different from gender because its based on sexual behavior while gender is what sex one thinks they are based on social/cultural items.
What is the feminization of poverty?
The economic trend showing that women are more likely than men to live in poverty, caused in part by the gendered gap in wages, the higher proportion of single mothers compared to single fathers, and the increasing costs of child care.
What are the three waves of feminism? a.) What was the core understanding of each wave?
1st wave= The earliest period of feminist activism, from the mid-19th century until American women won the right to vote in 1920 2nd wave= The period of feminist activism during the 1960s and 1970s often associated with the issues of women equal access to employment 3rd wave= The most recent period of feminist activism, focusing on issues of diversity, globalization, and the variety of identities women can possess.
What is gender identity? a.) Define cisgender, transgender, gender fluid, and Gender non-conforming.
An individuals self-definition or sense of gender. a.) Cisgender= Term used when gender identity and/or expression aligns with the sex assigned at birth. Transgender= term used when gender identity ad/or expression is different form the sex assigned at birth Gender Fluid= denoting or relating to a person who does not identify themselves as having a fixed gender. Gender Non-Conforming= Term used when gender identity and or expression differs from societal expectations about gender roles.
What is a micro-aggression?
Everyday uses of ordinary language that may send denigrating messages to members of certain social groups.
What is intersex? a.) What usually happens to intersex children at birth? Why does this usually happen to intersex children? b.) How many sexes does Anne Fausto-Sterling argue there should be?
Intersex is a term used to describe a person whose chromosomes or sex characteristics are neither exclusively male nor exclusively female. a.) Nature hasn't decided if the baby is male of female yet. because they they have a variant chromosomal makeup and mixed or indeterminate male and female sex characteristics b.) *** DO THIS ***
What is the patriarchy? How do you see this in everyday life?
Literally meaning " Rule of the father", a male dominated society. for example warfare and hunting are known to be patriarchal.
