WMST 231-004

terms

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

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