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Chap. 10 Sociology Vocab

• sex: classification based on biological characteristics

Fecha:

• biological determinism: behavior differences are the result of

inherited physical characteristics.

• gender identity: sense of being male or female

• gender socialization: social process of learning now to act as a boy or girl.

• sexism: set of beliefs used to justiky sexual inequality

• ocupational sex segregation: women in lower statusell position.

• age stratification: unequal distribution of resources based on age.

• ageism: set of beliefs used to justify age-based prejudice $
  discrimination