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define gender
a social construction of cultural meanings that are attached to biological differences in genitalia
social construction
man made, so that it can be “un-manmade”
how is sex different from gender
sex is biological
define race
the social construction of cultural meanings attached to biological differences in hair, skin, and bone
define misogyny
the hatred of women or female attributes
incel
involuntary celibate
define “doing gender”
the day to day performance of gender codes
define neocolonialism
the continued exploitation and oppression of underdeveloped countries by highly developed nations through unfair advantages in trade and diplomacy
neocolonialism is a concept that…
allows us to understand how the world is organized
the 4 levels of analysis are
micro, meso, macro, and global
define the micro analysis level
an individual statement, meritocracy, “i’m not racist, my friend is black”, focuses on personal experiences
define the meso analysis level
community level, environments like school and our neighborhoods
define the macro analysis level
national level, institutional level, things like the US government and white supremacy
define the global analysis level
dealing with more than one country, international and things like the UN
define liberal feminism
is rooted in liberal democracy and individual rights, stressing equal opportunity and freedom of choice, equal pay, womens access to careers, reproductive rights, freedom of choice
define hegemonic
the majority
the system or the matrix of oppression, an interlocking hierarchal system of:
race/racism, class/classism, gender/sexism, nation/neocolonialism, sexuality/homophobia, age/ageism, species/speciesism, and other dimensions
define speciesism
the belief that humans are superior to every other species
how