SOC 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cultural Imperialism, Menopause, Social Constructivism
17 Dec 2016
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Sex and gender: sex: the biological and anatomical differences between females and males, gender: distinctive culturally and socially created qualities associated with being a man or a woman (masculinity and felinity) Sexual orientation: 3 criteria identifying people as homosexual or bisexual, sexual attraction to persons of one"s gender, sexual involvement with one or more persons of one"s own gender, self-identification as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Prostitution: dysfunctional: exploits women and spreads disease, functional: outlet for people who may not have ready access to sex and gives some people a way to generate income. Chapter 13: families: standard sociological definition of family: group of people who are related to. Nuclear: composed of one or two parents and their dependant children, all of whom live apart from other relatives: changes in family structure decline in marriages, increase in common-law unions and an increase in single-parent families.
