AICE sociology vocab #8

Crisis of masculinity

The struggle of men who have been socialized into the hegemonic version of masculinity to cope with the disappearance of traditional male roles.

Subordinate masculinity

A type of masculine identity that is only subscribed to by a minority of men, for example, gay masculinity, men who look after their children full time while their partner works. Metrosexual men and so on.

Toxic masculinity

A consequence of hegemonic masculinity in that males may suffer from depression or suicidal thoughts because they believe they cannot publicly display emotion or vulnerability. It also may be expressed through violence and misogyny.

Metrosexual

A heterosexual urban man who enjoys shopping, fashion and similar interests associated with women or homosexual men.

Transexual

A person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex.

Binary

The idea that there are only 2 sexes.

Intersex Identity

A general term used for a variety of conditions that does not see, to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

Non-binary identity

A term used to describe somebody whose gender identity is not exclusively male or female.

Ethnic cleansing

The mass expulsion or killing of members of one ethnic or religious group in an area by those of another.

Apartheid

A system of state-approved institutionalized segregation that eisted in South Africa between 1948 and 1991

Global migration

A situation in which people go to live in foreign countries, especially in order to find work.

Cultural diversity

The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.

Multiculturalism

The practice of giving equal attention to the cultural needs, interests and traditions of all ethnic identity groups that exist in an ethnically diverse society.

Discourse

A dominant debate

Post-racial identity

The idea that race and ethnicity are no longer important as a source of identity.

Rite of passage

A ceremony of event marking an important stage in someone’s life.

Cultural markers

An event which symbolizes a significant change in self or social identity or one’s place in a culture, for example, going from single to being married.

Ageism

A form of prejudice and discrimination that devalues a group because of their age.

Infantilization

Treating or condescending to someone as if they were a young child.

Decadence

Spiritual emptiness.

Global risks

Globalization has increased people’s risk of being victims of global warming, terrorism, crime and so on.

Fundamentalism

A very conservative version of religion which believes that God’s word and religious texts are infallible and need to be interpreted literally.

Glocalization

A trend which sees global actors flexibly altering their global brands so that they suit the needs of respect and local cultures. Local cultures may take aspects of a global product and adapt it so that it appeals to local consumers.

Hybridized identity

A form of identity that is constructed by combining aspects of two or more cultures.

Cultural appropriation

This involves members of a dominant culture taking cultural artefacts from a marginalized group without permission and usually with little respect for or knowledge about that culture.