THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AND GENDER
EIGHTH EDITION CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE
2026 CULTURE POWER AND GENDER
RELATIONS
◉ Lesbian Feminism. Answer: Sexuality and reproduction as central
place of oppression, girls and women learn to prioritize men's
pleasure over their own
◉ Socialist Feminism. Answer: Links gender oppression with
capitalism, argues class, gender, and race influence accumulation of
wealth
◉ Cultural Feminism. Answer: Endorses gender essentialism, men
and women are fundamentally different, but problem is difference in
value on males and females
◉ Women of Color Feminism. Answer: Sees women's inequality as
deeply linked to white supremacy, inclusive of all people 'womanism'
◉ Queer Feminism. Answer: Critiques what it means to be a man or
a woman, argues that sex, gender, and sexuality are not always
aligned
, ◉ Post-colonial / Transnational Feminism. Answer: 'Western' ideals
of liberation, critiques beliefs that women in western countries are
most liberated
◉ Social identity. Answer: A person's sense of self
◉ Privilege. Answer: Social, economic, and/or political advantages
that people enjoy simply because they're part of a certain group
◉ Sexism. Answer: A bias based on the belief that men are superior
to women
◉ Gender stereotypes. Answer: A set of beliefs about the
characteristics of a particular group that are generalized to all
members of that group
◉ Gender discrimination. Answer: Prejudice against someone
because of their gender
◉ Prejudice. Answer: A negative attitude toward someone because
of their actual or perceived membership in a certain social group
EIGHTH EDITION CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE
2026 CULTURE POWER AND GENDER
RELATIONS
◉ Lesbian Feminism. Answer: Sexuality and reproduction as central
place of oppression, girls and women learn to prioritize men's
pleasure over their own
◉ Socialist Feminism. Answer: Links gender oppression with
capitalism, argues class, gender, and race influence accumulation of
wealth
◉ Cultural Feminism. Answer: Endorses gender essentialism, men
and women are fundamentally different, but problem is difference in
value on males and females
◉ Women of Color Feminism. Answer: Sees women's inequality as
deeply linked to white supremacy, inclusive of all people 'womanism'
◉ Queer Feminism. Answer: Critiques what it means to be a man or
a woman, argues that sex, gender, and sexuality are not always
aligned
, ◉ Post-colonial / Transnational Feminism. Answer: 'Western' ideals
of liberation, critiques beliefs that women in western countries are
most liberated
◉ Social identity. Answer: A person's sense of self
◉ Privilege. Answer: Social, economic, and/or political advantages
that people enjoy simply because they're part of a certain group
◉ Sexism. Answer: A bias based on the belief that men are superior
to women
◉ Gender stereotypes. Answer: A set of beliefs about the
characteristics of a particular group that are generalized to all
members of that group
◉ Gender discrimination. Answer: Prejudice against someone
because of their gender
◉ Prejudice. Answer: A negative attitude toward someone because
of their actual or perceived membership in a certain social group
