Foundational gender studies vocabulary used in an intro-level course.
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- What does 'gender' refer to in gender studies?
- The social and cultural characteristics, roles, and expectations associated with being male, female, or non-binary, distinct from biological sex.
- Define 'sex' as distinguished from gender.
- The biological characteristics, including chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive organs, typically categorized as male or female.
- What is feminism?
- A movement and set of theories advocating for political, social, and economic equality between genders.
- What is patriarchy?
- A social system in which men hold primary power and dominance in social, political, and economic structures.
- Define heteronormativity.
- The assumption that heterosexuality is the default, normal, and only natural sexual orientation.
- What does cisgender mean?
- A person whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth.
- Define transgender.
- A person whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth.
- What is non-binary gender identity?
- A gender identity that falls outside the binary categories of male and female.
- What is gender identity?
- A person's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with their sex assigned at birth.
- Define sexual orientation.
- A person's pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to others, such as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or asexual.
- What is intersectionality?
- A framework examining how overlapping social identities (race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) create interconnected systems of discrimination and privilege.
- Define misogyny.
- Hatred, dislike, or prejudice against women, often involving the belief that men are superior to women.
- What is sexism?
- Discrimination or prejudice based on gender, often referring to systemic disadvantages faced by women and gender minorities.
- What are gender roles?
- Socially constructed sets of behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics expected of individuals based on their gender.
- Define gender norms.
- Widely accepted rules and expectations about how people of different genders should look, behave, and interact in society.
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