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Soc - Chapter 4 terms
Gender Inequality
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/14/2011

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Patriarchy
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a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural, political, and economic structures are controlled by men
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Sexism
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the subordination of one sex, female, based on the assumed superiority of the other male sex
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intersexed
Definition
with either unrecognizably male or female genitalia or with male and female gentalia
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androcentricity
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seeing males as the central or standard sex
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gender
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refers to the socially constructed sets of attitudes that dictate what behaviours, thoughts and emotions are appropriate for each sex.
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gender ideology
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ideas of masculinity and femininity that are held to be valid in a given society at a specific historical time
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Gendered division of labour
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the process whereby productive tasks are separated on the basis of gender
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rape-culture
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the pervasive system of cultural values, attitudes and practices that support and perpetuate sexualized violence against women
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wage gap
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disparity between womens and mens earnings
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sexual harassment
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a form of intentional, institutionalized gender discrimination that includes all unwelcome sexual attention affecting an employees job conditions or creating a hostile work environment
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glass ceiling
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the invisible institional barrier constructed by male management that prevents women from reaching the top positions of major corperations and other large scale organizations
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