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Gender and Politics
Exam 1
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2009

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Politics
Definition
The authoritative allocation of values and resources.
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values
Definition
things that matter to us
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power
Definition

the ability to:

do things

get people to stop doing things

reinforce doing or not doing

control a persons environment

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Government
Definition
the process by which human efforts towards attaining social goals are stored and directed
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Resources
Definition
Land, Labor, Capital, 
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Authoritative
Definition
you have a conferred right to act
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Naturalist Authority
Definition
a natural power, either god or laws of nature exists and that power confers authority
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Populist Authority
Definition
authority to govern comes from the people
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Historicts
Definition
there are certain historical forces that determine the affairs of man and nations
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Allocation
Definition
is dividing of stuff up among a group of people or things
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Latent Socilization
Definition
accidental transfers of values
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Manifest Socilization
Definition
involves actually saying what rules and norms are
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Culture
Definition
specialized behavioral patterns, understanding, and adaptations that summarized the way of life of a group of people
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Language
Definition
determines attitudes, perceptions, and understandings of the world
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Adaptation
Definition
language speaks of one language take into that language words from another language
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Dispersion
Definition
speakers of a language travel, conquer new areas or re-settle
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Acquisition
Definition
a person comes along who wants to learn someone else's language
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ethnicity
Definition
ancestry of a particular people; a race
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Semiotics
Definition
study of the link between word and meaning
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Discourse
Definition
communication aimed at influencing others and changing ideas about social rules
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Grice cooperative Principle
Definition

make conversational contributions; 4 parts: 

quantity

quality

relation

manner

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Women's Experience
Definition
relies on people's innate compassion and ability to share in the common experiences of others
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Implicit Male Bias
Definition
even when we try to promote gender equality we try to do on male-defined terms
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Double Bind
Definition
Women are determined against on the basis of cultural expectations; but when they act outside those expectations and behave by a male set find themselves excluded
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Reproducing Patterns of Male Domination
Definition
even if we adopt new laws to prevent discrimination the new environment that arises will still be dominated by males
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Unpacking Women's Choice
Definition
women not only can influence gendered thinking in their time but to leave a legacy for others
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ideology
Definition
a world view which defines the purpose of history, identifies a source of evil, and predicts the future of state and mankind
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Stance
Definition
the point of view one takes when one is writing something
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Hiss words
Definition
words that carry a negative connotation in a specific culture context
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