Gender Society Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering key terms, historical views, and key concepts in Gender and Society.

Patriarchy

Derived from the Greek word "Patriakhes" meaning "the rule of the father," a social system where men hold primary power in political and private spheres and maintain supremacy over women and children.

Male Supremacy

A state of being superior to all others in authority.

Paternity

The role of the father in conception.

Egalitarian

A principle or system where men and women have equitable power and roles.

Historical Greek View on Gender

The view held by Greek philosophers like Aristotle and Plato that women were the inferior sex and property of men, confining them to domestic roles with limited rights.

Historical Egyptian View on Gender

The view where women enjoyed higher social status and were considered equal to men regardless of marital status, holding rights to own property, initiate divorce, engage in trade/politics, and hold authority.

Morality, Proper speech, Proper manners, and Diligent work.

The four behavioral virtues required of women according to historical Chinese documents: Morality, Proper speech, Proper manners, and Diligent work.

Friedrich Engels

A German philosopher and sociologist who argued that patriarchy originated when agriculture and animal domestication created product surpluses, leading to private property instead of communal living.

Suffrage

The right to vote, which was historically denied to women under the view that they were irrational and temperamental.

the second sex

book that was written by simone de beauvior

communal living

friedrich angels argues the patriarchy came about when people started having private property instead of a

shared responsibility

meaning of communal lving

greece, egypt, china

three countries that have historical views on gender

lucretia mott and susan b anthony

most famous in the women’s suffrage movement

europe

where was women’s libertarian movement sought

united nation agency

women do more work than men stated by

well being

no. 10 in reproductive rights of women that they should focus on

representation

concerns that must be heard for women

Simeon De Beauvoir

Author of "The second sex" who stated "One is not born, but rather becomes a woman," arguing that gender roles are socially constructed through culture, education, religion, and tradition.

Women's Liberation Movement

A political alignment of women formed in Europe that sought rights to education, work, and voting starting in the 1940s.

September 17, 1937

The date women's suffrage was legalized in the Philippines after 447,725 women affirmed their aspiration to vote against 33,307 no votes.

Magna Carta for women (MWC)

A comprehensive women's human rights law in the Philippines that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women.

Domestic Violence

Abuse such as marital rape and physical abuse often dismissed by society as part of marriage, which also encompasses violence against children, teenagers, parents, or the elderly.

Patriakhes

Patriarchy Is from the greek word “”

the rule of the father

Patriarchy Is from the greek word “Patriakhes” which means “”

the obedience’s and four virtues

Percepts of women

states that women should obey their father.

-When married she is to obey her husband

-When widowed she is to obey her son

1. Right to vote

2. Right to educate

3. Allowed to go to school

4. To earn money/wage

5. Legally own a property

6. Concern themselves in learning politics and science

7. Right to love free from violence and discrimination

8. Enjoy the highest attainable standard of education

Women demand the following:

• Susan B. Anthony

• Lucy Stone

• Alice Paul

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who was involved in the women’s suffrage

movement?

green to gold and yellow

Women Suffrage movement-color scheme by

replacing

Kansas

adopted the state flower to present their

cause

1. The right to decide about marriage and no. of children

2. The right to well being throughout life for all matters,

relating to reproductive health

3. The right to a responsible, healthy, safe, and satisfying

sex life

4. The right to have unrestricted access to information in

order to make informed choices

5. The right to have safe, effective, affordable, and

acceptable family planning methods of choice

6. The right to safe pregnancy and birth

7. The right to be free from sexual violence and assault

8. The right to privacy in relation to reproductive health

9. A wanted pregnancy

10. A responsible and empowered young husband

Reproductive Rights of Women

Sexual harassment and sexual violence

The center for women’s resources in the Philippines

estimates that one woman or child is raped ebery

hour mostly by someone they know