SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Queer Theory, Conflict Theories, Structural Functionalism

• School: Ball State University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 100
• Professor: menning

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Sex: physical or physiological differences between males and females, primary sex characteristics the reproductive system secondary characteristics such as height and muscularity. Gender: behaviors, personal traits social positions society attributes to being female or male sexual orientation, his or her physical mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female) four categories. Heterosexuality, the attraction to individuals of the other sex. Homosexuality, the attraction to individuals of the same sex. Bisexuality, the attraction to individuals of either sex. Asexuality, no attraction to either sex. heteronormative society: assumes sexual orientation is biologically determined and unambiguous. Ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations. gender role: societ(cid:455)"s co(cid:374)cept of how (cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:374)d wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) are e(cid:454)pected to look a(cid:374)d how the(cid:455) should behave. Gender identity: perso(cid:374)"s deepl(cid:455) held i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)al perceptio(cid:374) of his or her ge(cid:374)der. Individuals who identify with the role that is the different from their biological sex.