SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Symbolic Interactionism, Nuclear Family, Hegemonic Masculinity
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Emphasized femininity: the normative ideal of femininity , based on women"s compliance with their subordination to men. Exchange theory:the assertion that power in relationships is influenced by the resources that a member brings to the relationship. Gender relations: organizing principles that shape and order interactions between, as well as the relative social importance of women and men. Hegemonic masculinity: the normative ideal of dominant masculinity. Intersectionality: the simultaneous influence of multiple social relations, including racem gender, ethnicity, and class. Sex: a determination of male or female on the basis of a set of socially agreed upon biological criteria. Transgender: an umbrella term for a range of people who do not fit into normative constructions of sex and gender. Transsexual:a person who undergoes sex reassignment, which may include surgeries. Intersexed individuals who competed in the olympics demonstrates the process involved in determining who is a man and who is a women. (e. g. maria patino and caster semenya)
