PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Liberal Feminism, Cultural Feminism, Social Constructionism
12 Feb 2013
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Introduction to psyc and women 1/11/2013 8:36:00 am. There are many experiences women go through (preganancy, menopause) and are more likely to experience (rape, domestic violence) then men do. Also important to focus on areas that are studied more using males (achievement, retirement, sexuality) Another important topic is being able to compare men and women i. e. treatment of boys/girls; intellectual abilities of men and women. Sex: narrow term; refers to inborn bio characteristics relating to reproduction, includes concepts like chromosomes and sex organs. Sexism: bias that is based on gender; can be blatant or subtle (using the word girl to talk about a women of 40, but not referring to a man of 40 as boy ) Racism: bias based on ones racial/ethnic group: sexism and racism can often combine i. e. treating a black women very different than a white man.
