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Chapter 11
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Sociology
10th Grade
11/15/2010

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Gender
Definition
The behavioral and psychological traits considered appropriate for men and women
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Gender Roles
Definition
Specific behaviors and attitudes that a society establishes for men and women
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Gender Identity
Definition
The awareness of being masculine or feminine as those traits are defined by culture
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Sexism
Definition
the belief that one sex is by nature superior to the other
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Patriarchy
Definition
Men are dominant over women
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Suffrage
Definition
the right to vote
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Wage Gap
Definition
the level of income relative to that of men
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Glass Ceiling
Definition
the invisible barrier that prevents women from gaining upper-level positions in business
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Second Shift
Definition
Women's second shift at home
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Woman's Movement
Definition
held that the sexes were socially, politically, and economically equal
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Ageism
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