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Gender and Society Flashcards
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1
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What are gender and society deeply interconnected in understanding?
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How individuals experience and participate in social, political, economic, and cultural life
2
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In the Philippine context, what shapes individuals' lives based on gender?
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Traditional norms, historical influences, legal frameworks, and social institutions
3
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What is sex as a biological term?
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Physical and reproductive characteristics distinguishing males from females
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What does sex include in biology?
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Anatomy, chromosomes, and reproductive organs
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What is another term for the act of mating between organisms?
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Coitus
6
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What biological process is the act of sex part of?
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Reproduction
7
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What can the concept of sex include besides biology?
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Behaviors associated with mating
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What are examples of behaviors associated with mating in animals?
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Courtship rituals
9
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What are examples of human behaviors associated with mating?
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Foreplay
10
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What is gender in terms of social and cultural aspects?
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Social and cultural roles assigned to individuals based on their sex
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What does gender include besides roles?
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Behaviors, expectations, emotional traits, intellectual roles, and social characteristics
12
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Who attributes gender characteristics to men and women?
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A particular society
13
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What are the two commonly recognized genders?
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Masculine and feminine
14
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What are masculine traits associated with?
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The male sex
15
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What are feminine traits associated with?
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The female sex
16
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How are gender roles acquired?
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They are learned, not biologically inherited
17
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What is the organization of society based on sex called?
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The sex-gender system
18
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Who uses the term sex-gender system?
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Some social scientists
19
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What does the sex-gender system explain?
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How gender roles and expectations are constructed and maintained
20
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What reinforces gender roles?
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Gender stereotypes
21
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What do gender stereotypes assign based on?
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Assumptions rather than facts
22
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What stereotype is associated with men's physical abilities?
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Men are physically stronger than women
23
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Why are men considered suitable for labor outside the home?
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Due to perceived physical strength
24
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What tasks are men often considered more suitable for?
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Physically demanding tasks
25
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What stereotype limits women to household work?
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Household work does not require much physical strength
26
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What is another stereotype about women's abilities?
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Women are better at detailed manual work
27
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What belief supports the stereotype of women's nimbleness?
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Women's smaller fingers make them more precise
28
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Is the stereotype of women's precision backed by evidence?
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No, it is a generalization not backed by scientific evidence
29
Question
What is the first reason to study gender and society?
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Raises awareness of existing gender inequalities
30
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In what areas does studying gender raise awareness of inequalities?
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Education, work, politics, health, and family life