Details Title: Chapter 10 vocab Description: Vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 11/03/2008 13:25:45		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Sociology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Gender Definition the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male Term Gender Stratification Definition the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women Term Matriarchy Definition ("rule of mothers"), a form of social organization in which females dominate males Term Patriarchy Definition ("rule of fathers"), a form of social organization in which males dominate females Term Sexism Definition the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other Term Type A personality Definition marked by chronic impatience, driving ambition, competitiveness, and free-floating hostility Term Gender Roles Definition attitude and activities that a society links to each sex Term Nurturers Definition people who give life and help others Term Minority Definition any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates Term Intersection theory Definition the interplay of race, class, and gender, often resulting in multiple dimensions of disadvantage Term Sexual Harassment Definition comments,gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome