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WST 100 Final
based off the study guide- 2015- Woodbury
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Women's & Gender Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/30/2015

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Sexual double standard
Definition
men have more sexual freedom than women
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second shift
Definition
women coming home from work only to do more work around the house
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steroids
Definition
men take these because they associate masculinity with having muscles
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cultural feminism
Definition
women who believe this believe that there are differences between men and women, but the differences of women are admirable as well as for men.
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harassment
Definition
either direct demand for sexual favors (quid pro quo), or subtle comments (hostile enviornment)
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pathologization
Definition
process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment
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Norplant
Definition
Norplant is a form of birth control
a contraceptive for women consisting of small rods implanted under the skin that gradually release the hormone levonorgestrel over a number of years.
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Compulsory heteroseuality
Definition
the idea that female heterosexuality is both assumed and enforced by a patriarchal society. Heterosexuality is then viewed as the natural inclination or obligation by both sexes
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pathologization
Definition
process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment
Term
Norplant
Definition
Norplant is a form of birth control
a contraceptive for women consisting of small rods implanted under the skin that gradually release the hormone levonorgestrel over a number of years.
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Compulsory heteroseuality
Definition
the idea that female heterosexuality is both assumed and enforced by a patriarchal society. Heterosexuality is then viewed as the natural inclination or obligation by both sexes
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Transnational feminism
Definition
Violence: female genital cutting (FGC), rape as a war tactic or as a refugee, etc.
Sex trade/trafficking
Labor Laws under globalization
Environmental destruction
Citizenship/Voting Rights
Education
Health
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Family wage economy
Definition
both husband and wife have jobs
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slut walks
Definition
is a transnational movement of protest marches calling for an end to rape culture. Specifically, participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance
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wage gap
Definition
women getting paid less than men
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Roe vs Wade
Definition
States cannot pass laws regulating abortion during the 1st trimester.
During the 2nd trimester, states can only pass laws regarding abortion which aim to preserve the health of the woman.
During the 3rd trimester states can pass any laws they want, provided they include an exception for a woman’s life and health.
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family leave and medical act
Definition
federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons
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cycle of violence
Definition
incident-> Calm -> more aggressive
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abortifacient
Definition
a drug that causes abortion
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sexual assults on college campuses
Definition
Attempted or completed non-consensual sexual acts
Touching
Anal, oral, or vaginal penetration
Threats of rape
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glass ceiling
Definition
an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.
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ecofeminism
Definition
environmental destruction mimics domination of women
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feminization of poverty
Definition
women experience poverty at higher rates than men
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title VII
Definition
addressed occupation segregation
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reproductive justice
Definition
is the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of women's human rights.
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medicalization
Definition
similar to pathologization
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abstinence only sex education
Definition
self explanitory
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"killing us softly" bu jean killborne
Definition
Advertising's Image of Women
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"dying to be thin" by NOVA
Definition
dancers are practically forced to be unnaturally skinny and their eating habits are reinforced by other dancers
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Bell Hooks
Definition
Feminists first thought that work was liberating, and was the key to equality, but that wasn't true
bell hooks argues that even if women were paid for the housework they complete, "liberation" would not follow because such work is considered valueless.
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Susan Sherwin
Definition
feminist concerns about abortion focus on all the following EXCEPT:
The morality of abortion.
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Adrienne Rich
Definition
a feminist poet
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"the beauty Myth" by Naomi wolf
Definition
The ideal is narrow and rigidly defined
The ideal is largely unattainable (the model isn’t real)
The ideal is raced and classed
The ideal prescribes standards of behavior, not just standards of appearance
The ideal works to counteract the freedoms women have gained in other areas of their lives
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"the invisible war"
Definition
rape in the military
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quickening
Definition
quickening is the moment in pregnancy when the pregnant woman starts to feel or perceive fetal movements in the uterus.
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