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Sociology Final
Chapter 12
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2011

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sex
Definition
biological differences between male and females
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gender
Definition
the social and cultural significance that we attach to the biological differences of sex
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multiple masculinities
Definition
the idea that men learn and play a full range of gender roles
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feminism
Definition
the belief in social, economic, and political equality for women
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sexuality
Definition
denotes our identities and activities as sexual beings
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sexual orientation
Definition
the categories of people to whom we are sexually attracted
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heterosexual
Definition
the category of sexual orientation that includes those who are sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
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homosexual
Definition
a category of sexual orientation that includes those who are attracted to members of the same sex
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bisexual
Definition
a category of sexual orientation that includes those who are attracted to both men and women
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transgender
Definition
people who appear to be biologically one sex but who identify with the gender of another
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heteronormativity
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a term that sociologist use to describe the cultural presupposition that heterosexuality is the appropriate standard for sexual identity and practice and that alternative sexualities are deviant, abnormal, or wrong
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instrumental leader
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the completion of tasks, focuses on distant goals, and manages the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions
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expressive leader
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the person in the family who bears responsibility for the maintenance of harmony and internal emotional affairs
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sexism
Definition
the ideology that one sex is superior to the other
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institutional discrimination
Definition
a pattern of treatment that systematically denies a group access to resources and opportunities as part of society's normal operations
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glass ceiling
Definition
an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity
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second shift
Definition
the double burden--work outside the home followed by child care and housework--that many women face and few men share equally
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