SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Hostile Work Environment, Essentialism, Masculinity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Patrick Parnaby

Document Summary

Intersexed: infants or babies born with ambiguous genitals because of hormonal imbalances in the womb or some other cause. Sex: depends on whether you were born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproductive system. Gender: refers to the feelings, attitudes, desires, and behaviours that are associated with a particular sexual category. Sexuality: a person"s capacity for erotic experiences and expressions. Gender identity: a person"s sense of belonging to a particular sexual category. Gender role: behaviour that conforms to widely shared expectations about how members of a particular sexual category are supposed to act. Heteronormativity: belief that sex is binary (one must be either male or female) and that sex ought to be perfectly aligned with gender (one"s sexuality, gender ought to be either male or female). Heterosexuality: the preference for members of the opposite sex as sexual partners.