WST 371 Module 1 Terms With Complete Solution

WST 371 Module 1 Terms With Complete Solution biological sex - determined by anatomy, hormones and genetics-distinctions between male and female Gender - socially constructed though the popular view was that it is biologically determined; we are born male and female but we learn gender through society; masculinity and femininity race - also a social construction- but like gender biological theories have been used. In fact, there is no one gene for race; based on outward physical features, socially defined as belonging together because of physical markers ethnicity - shared cultures and experiences class - 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 sexuality - behaviors and ideas/attitudes about sex; relationship between the two sexual scripts - basic ideas we have about how one should engage in sexual activity; for example: men are supposed to initiate sex, men have a bigger sex drive; women are supposed to be pursued not the pursuers; etc. popular culture - media disseminated to a mass audience feminism - 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 beauty myth - 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"