PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Acne Vulgaris, Social Forces, Endometrium

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Sex is a narrow term that refers only to those inborn biological characteristics relating to reproductions (sex chromosomes or sex organs) Gender refers to the psychological characterizes and social categories that human culture creates. According to the concept of doing gender, you express your gender when you interact with other people; you perceive gender in these other people. Provide gender messages by appearance or tone of voice. Doing gender emphasizes that gender is an active, dynamic process rather than stable and rigid. Sexism is bias against people on the basis of their gender (ex, person who thinks women cannot be lawyers is sexist) Sexism can be found in many forms such as social behavior, media representations of women and men, and job discrimination. Racism is bias against people on the basis of racial or ethnic groups. Classism is a bias that is based on social class. Social class is influenced by income, occupation, education.