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The biological characteristics of maleness of femaleness.
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Not synonymous with sex
Gender deals with the behavior and attitudes that support masculine or feminine dimensions of the self |
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| Sex role is the learned pattern of gender behavior considered appropriate for male and females in a society |
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| Definition of Masculinity |
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| the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men |
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| the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women |
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| A gender identity that allows expression of both gender roles |
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| belief that a persons behavior is the product of their sexual biology |
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| the fear that others will think you are a homosexual |
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| 3 ways the English language is sexist |
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1) depreciates things that are feminine (-ess/-etts, ratio of female:male anatomy swear words)
2) defines the status position of females and femininity (women lose their name, objects are feminine, lady cop)
3) ignores the female (mankind, He, His) |
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| key characteristics of a persons specific gender |
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the mixture of masculine and feminine traits that are unique to each person
The specific makeup of each persons gender is highly variable |
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| 1 definitive fact about determining male vs. female |
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| definition of sexual socialization |
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| males are socialized with prescriptive norms and females are socialized with proscriptive norms |
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males are told what they can do
rules given to males use the words can do |
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females are told what they cannot do
rules given to females use the words cannot do |
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| identify distinguishing characteristics of girls games vs. boys games |
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cooperative vs. competitive
indoor vs. outdoor
close vs. distant
age homogeneous vs. age heterogeneous |
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| 3 qualities of male sex role |
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1) power
2) control
3) dominance |
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| the most powerful tool to socialize males toward masculinity and females toward femininity |
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| social explanation for why women are not as strong as men |
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| it's not socially acceptable for women to admit strength |
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| 1 of the distinguishing aspects between male and female sex role identity |
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prescriptive norms- female
proscriptive norms- male |
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| internalized norms and values that represent a pattern of sexual behavior |
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| 3 qualities of the female sex role |
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1) nurture
2) beauty
3) duty |
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| sociological explanation of why males have superior power and authority |
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| because males are labeled as superior and authoritative and internalize those norms and those are reinforced by society |
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| female babies read, speak, and count earlier |
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| the mixture of masculine and feminine traits that are unique to each person |
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| difference between male and female courtship |
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men more often the initiators of sex even though the positive response rates are equal
men more permissive about casual sex than women
men begin sexual activity earlier than women
there is more stigma for a woman than a man to be more sexually promiscuous |
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