PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Intersectionality, Class Discrimination, Social Forces

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Sex= biological characteristic that is related to reproduction. Gender= psychological characteristic and social categories that our culture creates. The problem is that psych articles and books don"t make the distinction between sex and gender. Doing gender= expressing your gender by doing things, this makes it an active and dynamic process. Sexism= it is a bias against people based on their own gender. It can be shown through social behavior, media and through job discrimination. There biases are racism (racial and ethnic groups), classism (social class- income, education and job), abeleism (against people with disabilities), heterosexism (gays) Feminism= values women"s experiences and says that men and women should be equal socially, economically and legally. Men can also be feminists, its not to antagonize against men and there are many different viewpoints in feminism. Theoretical approaches to feminism: liberal feminism= the goal is for gender equality so that both men and women have equal rights and opportunities.