Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Heteronormativity, Household Division, Sex Segregation
16 Dec 2017
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Sexism: the belief that there are innate psychological, behavioural, or intellectual differences between females and males and i that these differences connote the superiority of one group and the inferiority of another. Gender: the social definitions and expectations associated with being male or female. Sex: a person"s biological classification as male or female. Over 60 million young girls, predominantly in asia, are listed as missing and are likely the victims of infanticide or neglect; 2 million girls between the ages of 5 and 15 are forced into the sex trade each year; Half a million women die of complications from childbirth each year, and 20 times more are seriously injured or disabled in childbirth; Two-thirds of the world"s 876 million illiterates are women; One in three women has been abused, beaten, or coerced into sex. Women, out of biological necessity, remained in the home performing such functions as bearing, nursing, and caring for children.
