GSWS Week 9 - Sexed & Gendered Bodies in the Media

These flashcards cover key concepts related to the themes of fetishization, objectification, intersectionality, and disability as discussed in GSWS 1020E Week 9.

Fetishization

The process of attributing sexual value to non-sexual objects or aspects of a person, often elevating them to an obsessive fixation affecting how individuals are perceived and treated.

Objectification Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals may be considered as objects for personal gain, typically within sexual contexts, reducing them to their physical forms or sexual functions.

Transgender Fetishization

The practice of fetishizing transgender individuals, often resulting in sexual attraction based on their trans identity rather than their personhood.

Intersectionality

A framework for understanding how various social identities, such as race, gender, and sexual orientation, intersect and contribute to unique experiences of discrimination and privilege.

Colonialism and Fetishism

The historical desire to fetishize non-European bodies as a result of colonial attitudes, viewing them as exotic or necessary for personal gratification.

Cisgender Ideology

The belief systems rooted in the presumption that gender identity should align with assigned sex at birth, which influences societal standards of attractiveness and desirability.

Microaggressions

Subtle, often unintentional, expressions of prejudice or discrimination that may negatively impact marginalized groups.

Reproductive Justice

A concept that encompasses the rights to have children, not to have children, and to parent children in safe and supportive environments, integrating social justice and human rights.

Social Construction of Disability

The idea that disability is not merely a biological condition but is shaped by societal and environmental factors that create barriers for individuals.

Sexual Objectification

The act of treating a person primarily as an object of sexual desire rather than as a whole human being.