SOCL 2001 Chapter : Master Status
Document Summary
Race: socially defined, no genetic basis: appearance only. Ethnicity: culturally defined, where you are from / place you identify with: cuban, swedish, indian, etc. Identify more than 1 racial / ethnic heritage. Wealth vs. poverty: millionaires, billionaires, poverty line. Gender: socially defined expectation based on your sex: gender identity: a personal feeling of being feminine or masculine. Growing awareness that sex and gender identities do not always match. What sex are you attracted to: typical western, modern definition. Types of sexualities: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transsexual. Societies have different levels of power: strata.
