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socy ch. 12
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
04/06/2009

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Sex
Definition
The biological difference between males 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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Homophobia
Definition
Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.
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Multiple Masculinities
Definition
The idea that men learn and play a full range of gender roles.
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Instrumental Leader
Definition
The person in the family who bears responsibility for the completion of tasks, focuses on more distant goals, and manages the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.
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Expressive Leader
Definition
The person in the family who bears responsibility for the maintenance of harmony and internal emotional affairs.
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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 share equitably.
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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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Feminism
Definition
The belief in social, economic, and political equality for women.
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