Women's Studies 1022F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Benazir Bhutto, Belinda Stronach, Michelle Bachelet

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1022F/G
• Professor: Bipasha Baruah

Document Summary

Gender: the socially constructed state of being male or female, regardless of biological state. Intersectionality: we are compositions of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, ability, disability, class, education . Heteronormative patriarchy: not just male-dominated or masculinist rule, but also the enforcement of heteronormative norms to achieve that end. Essentialism: the assumption that, all women or all men or all individuals within the same race or class share the same experiences. Cultural relativism: the principle that an individual person"s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual"s own culture. Ethnocentrism: judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one"s own culture ex. Heteronormativity: the belief that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man or woman) with natural roles in life. Homonormativity: the assimilation of heteronormative ideals and constructs into homosexual culture and individual identity. Assuming homosexual norms apply everywhere in the world.