gender exam review

Distinction

efforts to distinguish one's own group from others.

Sex

Physical differences in primary sexual characteristics

Masculine & Feminine

things we associate with men and women

Gender

symbolism of masculinity and femininity that we connect to being male-bodied or female-bodied

Binary

a system with two separate and distinct parts

Gender Binary

the idea that there are two types of people, male-bodied people who are masculine and female-bodied people who are feminine.

The Personal Exception Theory of Gender

allows those of us who don't fit into the binary to reconcile our own complex identity with what we think we know about men and women by assuming that we're unusually unique

Ideology

Set of ideas widely shared by members of a society that guides identities, behaviors, and institutions

Intersex

people who are born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definition of female or male

Gender identity

a sense of oneself as male or female

Transsexual

a person who experiences gender dysphoria

Gender dysphoria

the sense of being a man in a woman's body, or vice versa

Social construction

a process by which we make reality meaningful through shared interpretation

Gender binary glasses

a pair of lenses that separate everything we see into masculine and feminine categories

Cultural competence

a familiarity and facility with how the members of a society typically think and behave

Associative memory

a phenomenon where cells in our brain process and transmit information make literal connections between and among concepts, such that some ideas are associated with other ideas

Hegemonic masculinity

culturally idealized and dominant form of masculinity

Exculpatory Chauvinism

belief that men are naturally flawed or irresponsible, which is used to excuse their bad behavior or failures.

practical bargaining

unspoken agreement or compromise people make within traditional gender roles to gain some benefits or stability, even while accepting inequality

Subordination 

placing one gender in a lower status 

Androcentrism

belief or practice of regarding the male experiene as the universal standard

double bind

the societal predicament where women face contradictory expectations (women need to be fem and masc)

Pariah Feminites

ways of performing womanhood that are heavily stigmatized, rejected, and even policed because they directly challenge male dominance

Benevolent Sexism

involves positive-sounding beliefs that reinforce traditional gender roles and portray women as pure, fragile, and in need of protection from men

Bodies

biological characteristics that a person is born with

femininity apologetic

women emphasize traditional femininity to counteract negative stereotypes of their strength and masculinity

performance

the way individuals express and embody their gender identity through behavior, appearance, and mannerisms