Gender Studies: Intersectionality, Feminism, and Social Constructs

Intersectionality-

nature of social categorization, such as race, class, and gender, is regarded as creating overlapping interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Anna Julia Cooper Haywood

Considered to be the mother of Black

feminism

the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

Central feminist issues

equal pay

The right to choose

The right to choose

Intimate Partner Violence, including rape and sexual assault

Sexism, racism, and other isms

Patriarchy

Dworkin- MacKinnon Ordinance 1980

a model civil rights law that defined pornography as a form of sex discrimination and a violation of women's civil rights

Intersexuality

Both the genitals of a male and a female

xo

xxx

xxy

xyy

Klinefelter syndrome

(XXY)

Sterility

Weaker muscles

Smaller genitals

Breast growth

Less interest in sex

Turner's syndrome(

XO) -

Short stature

Lack of androgens and estrogens -

Does not develop internal reproductive structures -

External structures = female

Social construct

is an influential, shared interpretation of reality Race and ethnicities are social constructions

Gender binary

We classify our system into two distinct forms (masculine and feminine)

Gender binary subdivision.

A practice by which we devived an redived by gender, adding finer and finer degrees of femininity and masculinity to the world

Gender policing

is the act of enforcing traditional roles by sex

Accounts

make gender nonconformity incidental, not intentional

accountability

Expectation that we will explain why we broke specific gender rules

Gender performance

something inscribed in daily practices and rituals

Sexism

preference for one's gender over the other

Benevolent

belief that women need and deserve protection

Hostile

Negative, resentful feelings about women's abilities, value, and ability to challenge men's power

Hegemonic masculinity

practice that legitimizes men's dominant position in society

Toxic masculinity

narrow conceptions of manhood, which define manhood by violence, sex, status, and aggression

Social Learning Theory

a behavior after exposure to another individual performing that behavior

Socialization

the lifelong process through which individuals learn, absorb

Gender dysphoria

intense discomfort or distress a trans or gender diverse

Transgender

a person who does not fully identify with the gender/sex boundaries that were assigned at birth

Eating disorders-

a serious, life-threatening mental health condition marked by severe and persistent disturbances in eating behaviors

The Bechdel Test:

A movie passes the test if , It has at least two named women in it, and the women talk to each other They talk to each other about something besides a man

Horizontal Hostility-

The media teaches us how we're supposed to be, and our self-esteem and body images exist in relation to the ideals.

Media representations of Asian and Latinx women-

asian women are seen as smart/swored users, Latin women are seen as spicy

Orientalism-

persistent fetishization and exoticization of the Eastern world

Colorism-

Prejudice or discrimination against individuals with dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.