SO 1003 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hegemonic Masculinity, Role Theory, Biological Determinism
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Study guide for test 4 (vocab terms are in bold) Sex: natural or biological make-up that label male and females. Sexuality: refers to desire, sexual preference, sexual identity, and behavior. Gender: social construction of roles of masculinity and femininity, set of social arrangement that are built around sex. Gender roles are sets of behavioral norms assumed to accompany one"s status as a male or female. Evidence shows that gender roles have more to do with social status than biology. Feminism: a consciousness-raising movement to get people to understand that gender is an organizing principle of life. The underlying belief is that women and men should be accorded equal opportunities and respect. Essentialism: a line of thought that explains social phenomena in terms of natural ones. Biological determinism: a line of thought that explains social behavior in terms of who you are in the natural world.
