WST371 study guide 2023

WST371 study guide 2023 "Bad" Girl - Correct Answer Women who do NOT adhere to "good"girl standards, for example women who are overweight or do not take care of their appearance as society has indicated we do, or women who openly embrace their sexuality either in over promiscuous dress or having many sexual partners with little discretion "Good" Girl - Correct Answer Women who fit into society's definition of a good girl, for example women who meet beauty standard expectations and are not openly promiscuous or promote that image - these women have perfected straddling the virgin / ***** dichotomy Beauty Myth - Correct Answer Women of all ages who "buy into" the youth / beauty culture and will engage in many types of beauty regimens / rituals to obtain or maintain society's standards of "beautiful" Biological Sex - Correct Answer Determined by anatomy, hormones and genetics - distinctions between male and female Class - Correct Answer A social category based on wealth and occupation; refers to people of the same socioeconomic level; based on job or profession as part of social status Double Standard - Correct Answer Patriarchal moral code which sets different rules for behavior according to gender. Under the double standard, behavior condemned in a woman is accepted or even applauded in a man. Ethnicity - Correct Answer shared cultures and experiences Feminism - Correct Answer There are many definitions of feminism, but generally it is considered a movement / attitude for equality between and among the sexes, not superiority of one sex over the other - equality in all realms of society Gender - Correct Answer Socially constructed through the popular view was that it is biologically determined; we are born male and female but we learn gender through society; masculinity and femininity