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Sociology Ch12 - Gender & Sex
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an adjective that describes individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex.
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an adjective that describes individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex.
transgender.
socially created definitions about the cultural appropriateness of sex-linked behavior which shape how people see and experience sexuality.
social construction of sexuality.
a person's capacity for sexual feelings.
sexuality.
the prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another sexual orientation a person's physical, mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex .
sexism.
a term that denotes the presence of physical or physiological differences between males and females.
sex.
the difference in earnings between men and women.
pay gap.
the hatred of or, aversion to, or prejudice against women.
misogyny.
people born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies..
intersex.
an extreme or irrational aversion to homosexuals.
homophobia.
an ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations.
heterosexism.
an invisible barrier that women encounter when trying to win jobs in the highest level of business.
glass ceiling.
a person's deeply held internal perception of his or her gender gender role society's concept of how men and women should behave.
gender identity.
a condition listed in the DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with. This condition replaces "gender identity disorder".
gender dysphoria.
a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions of behaviors that are considered male or female.
gender.
the concept that prohibits premarital sexual intercourse for women but allows it for men.
double standard.
