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| refers to the biological differences between females and males |
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| refers to the social and cultural patterns attached to women and men |
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| behavior patterned as feminine or masculine |
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| one in support of women's equality |
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| refers to the hierarchical placement of the sexes that gives women unequal opportunities, resources, and power |
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| entire institutions are patterned by gender |
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| refers to the beliefs and placement that value men over women and that institutionalize male control of socially valued resources |
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| term used for forms of social organization in which men are dominant over women |
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| compulsory heterosexuality |
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| system of sexuality that imposes negative sanctions on those who are homosexual or bisexual |
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| a way of organizing the social world based on gender |
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| male supremacy keeps women in subordinate roles at work and in the home |
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| features of social organization that produce gender inequality |
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| refers to the integration of traditional feminine and masculine characteristics in the same individual |
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| the criteria employers use to set wages must be gender- and race- neutral |
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| invisible barriers that limit women's mobility in organizations |
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