Heteronormativity Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

.. -Ever notice how when justifying a child's misbehavior no one ever says stuff like "girls will be girls" or "she's a girl," but the list of things a "young lady" can't do is almost endless? You learn from a young age that masculinity comes with freedom; femininity comes with restrictions. ... -I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. - i.e. cis woman tries to underst...

ANTH 1120 Midterm Review Questions and Answers Terms: Nature: Inspired by Charles Darwin (theory of evolution): – the belief that behaviors including intelligence are biologically based. Nurture: • Margaret Mead’s research debunked that theory. • Identities are NOT biologically based but are learned and cultivated through socialization • Identity is always produced in the course of social interaction Anthropological Skills (toolkit) ; Our ability to conduct qualitative res...

sexual orientation and sexuality Defined by a person's attraction to and desire for people of a given sex/gender (romantic, emotional, sexual); generally binary - heterosexual vs. homosexual, but there's also bisexual heteronormativity Heterosexuality is constructed as the norm; form of power that exerts itself on heterosexuals and homosexuals through the assumed naturalness of specific practices and institutions; a racialized - white bodies are normative subjects of heterosexual expe...

bisexuality sexual attraction to both men and women sexual orientation a person's attraction to and desire for people of a given sex/ what gender people are attracted to -usually conceived as binary between heterosexuality and homosexuality -3 categores: hetero, homo, bisexual sexual scripts ideas we have about how people should engage in sexual activity -ideas/stereotypes about men and women created in our society about their proper roles in terms of sexual behavior/activit...

Race - ANS system of organizing people based on ancestry and selected physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, eye shape; these groups perceived to be distinct because of physical appearance. Ethnicity - ANS shared cultural heritage including, but not limited to, a person's birthplace or country of origin, familial ties and lineage, religion, language, and other social practices. Racialization - ANS the granting of race designations to cultu...

Comparative Essay SOCI 3000 Comparative Essay 1 SOCI 3000 1. How is marriage tied to ideals of heteronormativity and "whiteness"? If we look back on history and how marriage was viewed. Marriage was an Institution between men and women. The American dream was to be married, have two kids and a dog. Fast forwarding to this current time, it is no longer a need to be married in the African American community.€ Over the past half century, African Americans have become the most unmarrie...

LGBtQ Community Questions and Answers 2023 Categories and Terms 1. SEX (doesn't include intersex individuals - those with diff organs) Male Female 2. GENDER/GENDER ROLE (social construct not biological) Male Female Masculine Feminine 3. SEXUAL ORIENTATION Lesbian Gay Bisexual Heterosexual Queer - not male or female 4. GENDER IDENTITY Transgender - sexual can be used interchangeably) Transsexual Male Female Queer Intersex Sexual Orientation - the emotional and...

LGBTQ Final Questions and Answers 2023 Social location an individual's social positioning based on identities and characteristics (ex: race, class, gender, sexuality) Intersectionality looks at interlocking systems of power Nonthreatening queers those who seem most like people mainstream Western society considers normal, people who conform to expected gender roles, who have a vested interest in parenting, who are White and upper middle class Egalitarianism equality bet...

LGBTQ Reading Q's Questions and Answers 2023 Steinbugler (Intimate Racework in Interracial Relationships): How's the sense of invisibility different for black/white same-sex couples than heterosexual couples? Many assume that unless they are holding hands or being physically demonstrative, strangers will not recognize their partnership. Unlike heterosexual partners, who may be assumed to be romantically involved simply because they are interacting socially Evans-Campbell et al. (Careg...

.. -Ever notice how when justifying a child's misbehavior no one ever says stuff like "girls will be girls" or "she's a girl," but the list of things a "young lady" can't do is almost endless? You learn from a young age that masculinity comes with freedom; femininity comes with restrictions. ... -I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. - i.e. cis woman tries to underst...