Ch 1 Outline 2 - Sexism and Feminism

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the lecture notes on sexism and feminism.

Sexism

Bias or discrimination against someone because of their gender; a form of gender bias.

Old-fashioned sexism

Open prejudice against a gender (e.g., beliefs that women can't be leaders or that men can't do 'womanly' tasks); historically common and now less openly expressed.

Modern sexism

Subtle gender prejudice, usually toward women; includes belief that discrimination against women no longer happens, frustration about equality demands, and resentment about women's special treatment.

Hostile sexism

Blatant hatred or demeaning beliefs about a gender, such as 'Women should know their place'.

Benevolent sexism

Paternalistic attitudes that seem flattering but keep women in a lower status, e.g., implying they need protection or special treatment.

Two-category model of sexism

Old-fashioned and modern sexism, each can be expressed as either hostile or benevolent.

Telling it like it is

A phrase used to defend expressing modern sexist attitudes; presented as speaking uncomfortable truths that others judge as wrong.

First-wave feminism

Late 1800s–early 1900s; focused on securing women's suffrage (the right to vote).

Second-wave feminism

1960s–1990s; broadened goals to rights such as freedom from sexual shaming, protection from violence, contraception, abortion access, education, and equal pay.

Third-wave feminism

1990s; emphasized intersectionality and challenged the focus on 'White women's rights' by recognizing multiple identities (e.g., race, sexuality).

Fourth-wave feminism

Beginning in the 2010s; uses social media to advance intersectionality and transgender rights, and to publicly call out sexist and abusive behavior by powerful individuals.

Intersectionality

The idea that overlapping social identities (e.g., gender, race, sexuality) shape experiences of oppression and privilege.

TERF

Trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a feminist who focuses on cisgender women's rights but excludes transgender people.

People who menstruate

Inclusive term for individuals who menstruate, including some transgender men and nonbinary people.

Feminism

The belief that all people, regardless of gender, should be socially, economically, and politically equal.

Feminist

A person who supports equality for all genders.

Feminism and inclusivity across genders

Feminism does not exclude men's rights or transgender/nonbinary rights; it aims for equal rights for people of all genders.