SOC 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Clitoris, Objectified, Heteroflexibility
5 May 2013
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A determination of male/female on the basis of a set of socially agreed-upon biological criteria. Organizing principles that shape and order interactions btw/ as well as the relative social importance of women & men. Range of people who do not fit into normative constructions of sex & gender. The normative ideal of femininity, based on compliance w/ women"s subordination to men. The notion that women can see the top of the corporate ladder but cannot reach it because a glass ceiling stops their process. The ongoing concentration of women in traditional occupations . The assertion that power flows from the resources that a member brings to a relationship. Broad term that can include our masculinity/femininity, our knowledge of our bodies, our sexual histories, and our sexual preferences. One"s sexual and emotional attraction to a person of particular sex. The holding up of heterosexuality as the ideal and normal sexuality, rendering all sexualities abnormal and deviant.
