SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gender Role, Matriarchy, Bulimia Nervosa
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Gender: the culturally & socially constructed differences between females & males found in the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity & Sex: biological & anatomical differences between males & females. How individuals learn gender roles & acquire a gender id. Gender role: attitudes, behaviour, & activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex & are learned through the socialization process. Gender identity: a person"s perception of the self as female or male. Gendered institutions: major ways by which social life is organized in all sectors of society. Gender belief: ideas regarding masculine & feminine attributes that are held to be valid in a society. Gender stereotypes: women & men are inherently different in attributes, behaviour, & aspirations. Thompson: the primary victims of eating problems are presumed to be white, middle- class, heterosexual women. The body = objectified in both compulsive dieting & in compulsive bodybuilding.
