SOCI 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Glass Ceiling, Gender Inequality, Gender Role
10 Apr 2016
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Sex: biological diferences between men and women: intersexed: individuals who have male and female characterisics, transsexual: individuals who were born as one ideniiable sex and have undergone surgical modiicaions/hormonal intervenions to become the other sex. Gender: social, cultural or psychological traits associated with one"s sex: gender idenity: percepion of oneself as male or female, transgender: individuals who have a biological sex but possess a gender idenity other than assigned to their sex. Sexuality: paricular kind of social interacion in which individuals express themselves as sexual beings. Sexism: discriminaion and derogatory aitudes and beliefs that promote stereotypes based on gender. Glass ceiling: invisible barrier prevening women from reaching execuive-level posiions in the workplace. Kinsey: human sexual orientaion lay on a coninuum: victorian prudery/morality: set of values that espouse sexual restraint, low tolerance of crime, and a strict social code of conduct. Gender inequality: diferenial success of men and women in gaining access to valued rewards.
