PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Liberal Feminism, Radical Feminism, Cultural Feminism

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

Document Summary

Sex is a narrow term that refers only to those inborn biological characteristics relating to reproduction. Gender is a broader term, which refers to the psychological characteristics and social categories that human culture creates. According to the concept doing gender, you express your gender when you interact with other people; and you also perceive gender in these other people. It emphasizes that gender is active, dynamic process rather than something that is stable and rigid. It is virtually impossible to stop doing gender because it"s part of our actual identity. Sexism: a bias against people on the basis of their gender. Racism: a bias against people on the basis of racial or ethnic groups. Classism: a bias based on social class: social class is defined by such factors as income, occupation, and education, as with sexism, and racism, classism provides special privileges to some people, based on their social category. Ableism: a bias against people with disabilities.