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Chapter 18 Vocabulary
Gender
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/04/2013

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Sexual Dimorphism
Definition
marked differences in male and female biology, beyond breasts and genitals
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Gender Roles
Definition
the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex
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Gender Stereotypes
Definition
oversimplified, strongly held views about males and females
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Gender Stratification
Definition
unequal distribution of social resources between men and women
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Domestic-Public Dichotomy
Definition
work at home versus more valued work outside
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Matrilineal Descent
Definition
descent traced through women only
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Patrilineal-Patrilocal Complex
Definition
male supremacy based on patrilineality, patriolocality, and warfare
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Patrilineal Descent
Definition
descent traced through men only
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Patriarchy
Definition
political system ruled by men
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Intersex
Definition
pertaining to a group of conditions reflecting a discrepancy between external and internal genitals
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Transgender
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describing individuals whose gender identity contradicts their biological sex at birth and the gender identity assigned to them in infancy
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Sexual Orientation
Definition
sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex, same sex, or either sex
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