✓ ~~~ a person's biological maleness or femaleness as determined by chromosomes and
sex organs
Gender
✓ ~~~ the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given
society considers appropriate for girls/women & boys/men
Feminism
✓ ~~~ a variety of theories and approaches and all committed to understanding and
changing the structures that keep women lower in status and power
K4Q: Gender Inequality
✓ ~~~ women and girls' disadvantage relative to men and boys
K4Q: Gender Norms
✓ ~~~ societal expectations and rules that vary based on gender
K4Q: Gender Roles
✓ ~~~ divisions of labor and social roles according to gender
K4Q: Gender Socialization
✓ ~~~ the processes by which gendered societal beliefs and expectations are instilled in
us
Gender Stereotypes
, ✓ ~~~ beliefs about how females and males are different
Global Feminism
✓ ~~~ a feminism recognizing women's connectedness but emphasizing diverse meanings
of feminism and feminist activism based on culture, region, and other intersectional
variables
Global Women's Studies
✓ ~~~ the interdisciplinary, cross-cultural study of women's issues and gender equality that
emphasizes how intersectionality and context impact women's issues and activism
Intersectionality
✓ ~~~ the interplay of different social categories; gender is intersectional because the way
it is enacted and experienced depends on the way it interacts with other social categories
and identities
Materialist Explanations
✓ ~~~ suggest that family and social institutions arising from material forces such as the
ownership f private property led to and maintain gender inequality
K4Q: Multiculturalism
✓ ~~~ a perspective that emphasizes helping people to understand, accept and value the
cultural differences among groups, with the ultimate goal of reaping the benefits of
diversity
Patriarchy/al
✓ ~~~ when gender inequality is embedded in economic, political, cultural, and legal
structures; a society in which men have greater power and status is patriarchal
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