Soc 224 Midterm 2

Cultural appropriation

The adoption of certain elements of another culture without regard for their history or meaning.

Objective view of physical appearance

Focus on characteristics of the person.

Subjective view of physical appearance

Focus on characteristics of society, relationships, and self.

Halo effect

Habitual tendency to rate attractive people more favourably in their characteristics.

Body image

Comprises one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours related to one’s physical appearance.

Body projects

Ways we adapt, change, or control our bodies.

Camouflaging

Normative processes.

Extending

Overcoming physical limitations.

Adapting

Removing or repairing.

Redesigning

Reconstruction.

Established femininity

Increases sex appeal.

Resistant femininity

Contradicts hegemonic ideals.

Negotiated femininity

Source of liberation, but concealable.

Risk and motivation

objective characteristics of the individual.

Subjective view of body modification

Identity is not a cause of body mod, physical body reflects the individual’s understanding of self and society.

Interpretive view of body mods

understandings of self through interaction, interactions determine the role of body mods in our lives

Impression management

trying to manage the messages we send to specific audiences.

BMI

designed to measure groups of people, not individuals and doesn’t account for fat, muscle, or bone mass.

Social constructionist

dominating perspective on the study of sexuality

interpretive and critical

theories emphasized in the study of sexuality

Two-spirited

indigenous individuals whose sex, gender, or sexuality lies outside the colonial dualisms.

Reproduction with marriage

1600’s dominant meaning of sexuality

Intimacy within marriage

1700’s dominant meaning of sexuality

Personal fulfillment

1900’s dominant meaning of sexuality

Bill C-150

decriminalized same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults (1969).

polyamory

engaging in multiple romantic relationships with the consent of all parties involved.

polygamy

marrying multiple spouses simultaneously, often involving legal or cultural recognition.

polygyny

a form of polygamy where a man is married to multiple women at the same time.

polyandry

a form of marriage in which a woman has multiple husbands simultaneously.

polycule

a network of polyamorous relationships

metamour

a partner of one's partner in a polyamorous relationship, who is not directly romantically involved with them.

compersion

the pleasure one feels when a partner is happy with someone else.

belief system

set of interrelated beliefs.

secularization

decline of influence of organized religion

strong theist

i do not question the existence of god, i know he exists.

De-facto theist

i cannot know for certain, but i strongly believe in god and i live my life on the assumption that he is there.

weak theist

i am very uncertain, but i am inclined to believe in god.

pure agnostic

god’s existence and non-existence are equally probable.

weak atheist

i do not know whether god exists but im inclined to be skeptical

de-facto atheist

i cannot know for certain but i think god is very improbable and i live my life under the assumption that he is not there.

strong atheist

i am 100% sure that there is no god.

ecclesia

specific religious belief system adopted at a governmental level and becomes a nation’s official religion.

church

large and powerful religious groups. highly bureaucratic.

sect

smaller religious group usually broken away from larger churches.

cult

smaller than sects, more reactionary, oppositional doctrines.

Millenarism

complete social transformation is coming.