Ch 1 Outline 4 - Themes Part 2: Gender Differences, Gender Binary, and Intersectionality

Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to gender differences, the gender binary, intersectionality, and critical race theory based on the lecture notes.

Androcentrism

The tendency to view males as normative, which can exaggerate perceived gender differences and lead to an erroneous image of other genders as deficient.

Gender Binary

The view of gender as an either/or question of female or male, which is considered a poor model of reality given observed facts.

Intersex

Individuals born with reproductive organs or external genitals that are not clearly male or female, challenging the strict gender binary.

Gender Spectrum

A view that conceptualizes gender as a wide range of identities and expressions rather than two rigid categories (male/female), better fitting available data.

Intersectionality

A way of looking at social groups that recognizes individuals simultaneously belong to many groups and are affected by their membership in each in complex ways.

Intersectional Approach to Psychology

A research method that considers how the interactions of various social groups to which one belongs shape experiences, discarding the assumption that all people within a single group are alike.

Critical Theory

A framework used to critique societal structures, such as legal or education systems. Intersectionality is considered a critical theory.

Critical Race Theory (CRT)

A theory holding that racism is not only an individual choice but is also caused and supported by the ways societal systems are structured, seeking to identify, challenge, and change systemic racism.

Systemic Racism

Racism that is embedded and perpetuated within the functioning of societal institutions and systems, rather than solely attributable to individual attitudes, as demonstrated by disparities like those in real estate.