sociology gender key words

• Sex is the biological differences between males and females such as chromosomes, genitalia ect.
• Gender is cultural and social roles and characteristics associated with being male or female.
• Stereotype is an exaggerated and generalised view of a group of people. The ideas are applied to all members of that society.
• Cisgender is a person whose personal gender identity aligns with their biological sex.
• Transgender is a person whose gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
• Non-binary a person who doesn't identify with the binary genders of 'man' and 'women'.
• Gender-fluid is a person whose gender identity changes day by day.
• Agender if a person rejects gender as a category in general.
• Genderqueer are individuals who do not follow binary gender norms.
• Gender roles are the roles and behaviours considered appropriate to a particular gender determined by cultural norms.
• Hegemonic femininity is women being passive and focusing on appearance while having expressive roles and being subordinate to men.
• Assertive femininity are women that are confident, self assured and happy with themselves. They know their own worth and they're not afraid to assert their needs.
• Laddetes are women that take on laddish behaviour by rejecting education in fear of failure.
• Hegemonic masculinity is associated with male supremacy, hetrosexuality, aggression and repression of emotions. Behaviour is often macho and sexist, as well as being the main breadwinner, physically demanding work and opting out of domestic duties.
• Laddish masculinity involves sexual promiscuity, drinking alcohol, football and loudness.
• Complicit masculinity is where men adopt the shared role in the family as well as being more emotional and caring, they are no longer the main breadwinner.
• Subordinate masculinity describes gay men who are viewed as behaving differently and do not conform to the expectations of the dominant hegemonic masculinity.
• Metrosexuality is men who embrace their feminine side, use cosmic products and take an interest in fashion.
• Marginalised masculinity is the decrease in power and status of men due to the changes in the economy.
• Male gaze is the sexualisation of women, usually in the media.
• Gender-quake is the increased participation of women in the workplace has led to an abandonment of traditional ideas of femininity.
• Feminine / Femininity is having qualities, characteristics or appearance traditionally associated with a women.
• Masculine / Masculinity is having qualities, characteristics or appearance traditionally associated with men.