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