ANTH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Matrilocal Residence, Heterosexuality, Patrilocal Residence
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Sexual dimorphism- differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals. Gender- cultural construction of whether one is male, female, or something else. Gender roles- tasks and activities a culture assigns to the sexes. Gender stereotypes- oversimpli ed but strongly held ideas about the characteristics of males and females. Gender strati cation- unequal distribution of rewards between men and women, re ecting their different positions in a social hierarchy. Domestic- within or pertaining to the home. Domestic-public dichotomy- strong differentiation between the home and the outside world. Matrilocality- residence after marriage with the wife"s relatives. Patrilocality- residence after marriage with the husband"s kin. Patriarchy- political system ruled by men in which women have inferior social and political status. Intersex- a group of conditions involving a discrepancy between the internal genitals and the internal genitals. Transgender- people whose gender identity contradicts their biological sex at birth and the gender identity that society assigned to them at birth.
