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89 relations: Alfred Kinsey, Barbie, Bibliography of sociology, Bride burning, Control theory, Corset, Critical theory, Doing gender, Domestic violence, Double burden, Drag queen, Education, Electronic Journal of Sociology, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Fa'afafine, Female, Female body shape, Female genital mutilation, Femininity, Feminism, Feminization (sociology), Foot binding, G.I. Joe, Gender, Gender & Society, Gender identity, Gender pay gap, Gender role, Gender systems, Gender Trouble, Gender variance, Genderqueer, German language, Glass ceiling, Globalization, Harper (publisher), Hegemonic masculinity, Heteronormativity, Heterosexuality, High-heeled shoe, Hijra (South Asia), Hip hop music, Human sexuality, Infanticide, International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication, Intersectionality, John Money, Judith Butler, Kinsey scale, Male, ..., Masculinity, Media culture, Men and Masculinities, Michael Kimmel, Murder, Muxe, Naomi Wolf, Neck ring, Neo-Marxism, Occupational segregation, Occupational sexism, Oppression, Postgenderism, Race (human categorization), Rape, Robbery, SAGE Publications, Sex, Sex differences in humans, Sex segregation, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation, Sexual slavery, Social class, Social constructionism, Social mobility, Social status, Socialization, Sociology, The Beauty Myth, Third gender, Transgender, Two-spirit, Violence, Violence against women, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, Western world, World economy. Expand index (39 more) »
Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23, 1894 – August 25, 1956) was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology, and sexologist who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, previously known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
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Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959.
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Bibliography of sociology
This bibliography of sociology is a list of works, organized by subdiscipline, on the subject of sociology.
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Bride burning
Bride burning or bride-burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent.
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Control theory
Control theory in control systems engineering deals with the control of continuously operating dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines.
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Corset
A corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effect).
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Critical theory
Critical theory is a school of thought that stresses the reflective assessment and critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities.
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Doing gender
In sociology and gender studies, "doing gender" is the idea that in Western culture, gender, rather than being an innate quality of individuals, is a psychologically ingrained social construct that actively surfaces in everyday human interaction.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
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Double burden
Double burden is a term used to describe the workload of people who work to earn money, but who are also responsible for significant amounts of unpaid domestic labor.
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Drag queen
A drag queen is a person who usually dresses in hyper-feminized or gender non-conforming clothing, and often acts with exaggerated femininity and in feminine gender roles for the purpose of entertainment.
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Education
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
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Electronic Journal of Sociology
The Electronic Journal of Sociology was an online open access academic journal of sociology.
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Evelyn Nakano Glenn
Evelyn Nakano Glenn is a Professor of Gender & Women's Studies and of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Fa'afafine
Fa'afafine are people who identify themselves as a third-gender in Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan diaspora.
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Female
Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, that produces non-mobile ova (egg cells).
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Female body shape
Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body.
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Female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia.
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Femininity
Femininity (also called girlishness, womanliness or womanhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women.
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Feminism
Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes.
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Feminization (sociology)
In sociology, feminization is the shift in gender roles and sex roles in a society, group, or organization towards a focus upon the feminine.
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Foot binding
Foot binding was the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to modify the shape of their feet.
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G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced and owned by the toy company Hasbro.
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Gender
Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.
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Gender & Society
Gender & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of gender studies.
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Gender identity
Gender identity is one's personal experience of one's own gender.
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Gender pay gap
The gender pay gap is the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working.
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Gender role
A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality.
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Gender systems
Gender systems are systems of gender roles in societies.
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Gender Trouble
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990; second edition 1999) is a book by the philosopher Judith Butler, in which the author argues that gender is a kind of improvised performance.
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Gender variance
Gender variance, or gender nonconformity, is behavior or gender expression by an individual that does not match masculine and feminine gender norms.
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Genderqueer
Genderqueer, also known as non-binary, is a catch-all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminineidentities which are outside the gender binary and cisnormativity.
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German language
German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.
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Glass ceiling
A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic (typically applied to minorities) from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy.
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Globalization
Globalization or globalisation is the process of interaction and integration between people, companies, and governments worldwide.
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Harper (publisher)
Harper is an American publishing house, currently the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins.
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Hegemonic masculinity
In gender studies, hegemonic masculinity is part of R.W. Connell's gender order theory, which recognizes multiple masculinities that vary across time, culture and the individual.
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Heteronormativity
Heteronormativity is the belief that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (male and female) with natural roles in life.
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Heterosexuality
Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of the opposite sex or gender.
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High-heeled shoe
High heels are a type of shoe in which the heel, compared to the toe, is significantly higher off of the ground.
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Hijra (South Asia)
Hijra is a term given to eunuchs, intersex people, and transgender people in South Asia.
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Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.
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Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.
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Infanticide
Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants.
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International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication
International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP) is non-profit publisher of academic journals, hosted at Athabasca University, Canada.
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Intersectionality
Intersectionality is an analytic framework which attempts to identify how interlocking systems of power impact those who are most marginalized in society.
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John Money
John William Money (8 July 1921 – 7 July 2006) was a psychologist, sexologist and author, specializing in research into sexual identity and biology of gender.
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Judith Butler
Judith Butler FBA (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer and literary theory.
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Kinsey scale
The Kinsey scale, also called the Heterosexual–Homosexual Rating Scale, is used in research to describe a person's sexual orientation based on their experience or response at a given time.
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Male
A male (♂) organism is the physiological sex that produces sperm.
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Masculinity
Masculinity (manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with boys and men.
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Media culture
In cultural studies, media culture refers to the current Western capitalist society that emerged and developed from the 20th century, under the influence of mass media.
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Men and Masculinities
Men and Masculinities is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering men's studies.
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Michael Kimmel
Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951) is an American sociologist specializing in gender studies.
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Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.
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Muxe
In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca (southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe) is an assigned male at birth individual who dresses and behaves in ways otherwise associated with the female gender; they may be seen as a third gender.
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Naomi Wolf
Naomi R. Wolf (born November 12, 1962) is a liberal progressive American author, journalist, feminist, and former political advisor to Al Gore and Bill Clinton.
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Neck ring
Neck rings, or neck-rings, are any form of stiff jewellery worn as an ornament around the neck of an individual, as opposed to a loose necklace.
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Neo-Marxism
Neo-Marxism is a broad term encompasing twentieth-century approaches that amend or extend Marxism and Marxist theory, typically by incorporating elements from other intellectual traditions such as critical theory, psychoanalysis, or existentialism (in the case of Jean-Paul Sartre).
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Occupational segregation
Occupational segregation is the distribution of workers across and within occupations, based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender.
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Occupational sexism
Occupational sexism (also called sexism in the work place and employment sexism) refers to any discriminatory practices, statements, actions, etc.
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Oppression
Oppression can refer to an authoritarian regime controlling its citizens via state control of politics, the monetary system, media, and the military; denying people any meaningful human or civil rights; and terrorizing the populace through harsh, unjust punishment, and a hidden network of obsequious informants reporting to a vicious secret police force.
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Postgenderism
Postgenderism is a social, political and cultural movement which arose from the eroding of the cultural, biological, psychological and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of binary gender will be liberatory.
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Race (human categorization)
A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society.
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Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent.
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Robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear.
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SAGE Publications
SAGE Publishing is an independent publishing company founded in 1965 in New York by Sara Miller McCune and now based in California.
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Sex
Organisms of many species are specialized into male and female varieties, each known as a sex. Sexual reproduction involves the combining and mixing of genetic traits: specialized cells known as gametes combine to form offspring that inherit traits from each parent.
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Sex differences in humans
Sex differences in humans have been studied in a variety of fields.
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Sex segregation
Sex segregation is the physical, legal, and cultural separation of people according to their biological sex.
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Sexism
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender.
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Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
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Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender.
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Sexual slavery
Sexual slavery and sexual exploitation is attaching the right of ownership over one or more persons with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in one or more sexual activities.
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Social class
A social class is a set of subjectively defined concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the upper, middle and lower classes.
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Social constructionism
Social constructionism or the social construction of reality (also social concept) is a theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality.
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Social mobility
Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society.
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Social status
Social status is the relative respect, competence, and deference accorded to people, groups, and organizations in a society.
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Socialization
In sociology, socialization is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society.
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Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.
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The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women is a nonfiction book by Naomi Wolf, published in 1990 by Chatto & Windus.
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Third gender
Third gender or third sex is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman.
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Transgender
Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex.
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Two-spirit
Two-Spirit (also two spirit or, occasionally, twospirited) is a modern, pan-Indian, umbrella term used by some indigenous North Americans to describe certain people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ceremonial role in their cultures.
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Violence
Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation," although the group acknowledges that the inclusion of "the use of power" in its definition expands on the conventional understanding of the word.
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Violence against women
Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is, collectively, violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women and girls.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Wal-Mart v. Dukes,, was a United States Supreme Court case.
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Western world
The Western world refers to various nations depending on the context, most often including at least part of Europe and the Americas.
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World economy
The world economy or global economy is the economy of the world, considered as the international exchange of goods and services that is expressed in monetary units of account (money).
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References
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