SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Secondary Sex Characteristic, Gender Pay Gap, Equal Pay For Equal Work
25 Apr 2013
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Gender: distinctive qualities of men and women that are culturally created. Sex: biological and anatomical differences between females and males. Primary sex characteristics: the genitalia used in the reproductive process. Secondary sex characteristics: the physical traits (other than reproductive organs) that identify an individual"s sex (ex. large breasts, deep voice, etc) Sexual orientation: refers to an individual"s preference for emotional- sexual relationships with members of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or both (bisexuality: criteria social scientists use to classify individuals as gay, lesbian, or homosexual. Sexual attraction to persons of one"s own gender. Sexual involvement with one or more persons of one"s own gender. Self-identification as a gay, lesbian, or bisexual: transgender: individuals whose appearance, behaviour, or self-identification does not conform to common social rules of gender expression. Gender: culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males found in the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity .
