Ch 7

• Gender binary


  The assumption that there are two genders associated with the two biological sexes
• Heterosexual


  Sexual attraction to members of the opposite sex
• Homosexuality


  Attraction to members of the same sex
• Intersex


  A person whose physical characteristics fall outside the boundaries of the male and female dualism
• Disorders of sexual development


  A term used in place of intersex, referring to the physical sex characteristics that fall outside the boundaries of the male and female dualism
• Differences in sexual development 


  A term used in place of intersex, referring to the physical sex characteristics that fall outside of the boundaries of the male and female dualism
• Two spirit


  In indigenous cultures, individuals who have both male and female spirits
• Transgender


  Individuals whose genders identity correspond to that of another sex than identified at birth
• Cisgender


  Individuals whose gender corresponds to their birth sex
• Hypermasculinity


  Traditional masculinity in an extreme and exaggerated form
• Cultures of honour


  Cultures where traditional masculinity must be protected from disrespect and male dominance over women is emphasized
• Bisexuality


  Sexual attraction to both male and females
• Pansexual


  Sexual attraction to people along the full spectrum of sex, gender, and sexualities
• Asexuality


  Low/absent sexual attraction or desire for sexual activities
• Heteronormative


  The view that heterosexuality is the expected sexual orentation
• Stereotype threat


  Individuals become so anxious about conforming a stereotype about their social group, their performance suffers
• Glass ceiling


  Intangible barriers that prevent women from attaining positions of authority or leadership
• Glass escalator


  Intangible factors that enable men to attain positions of authority or leadership
• Intersectionality


  The way that our individual array of multiple identities combines to create a distinctive whole
• Matrix of domination


  Intersecting systems of oppression in society, such

  as those based on sex, gender, race, or social class.
• Gender non conforming


  Individuals whose gender identity or expressionfalls outside elite, dualistic discourses, and is also known as gendervariant, gender creative, gender non-binary, or gender fluid
• Gender


  The behavioural, cultural, or psychological traits associatedwith a particular sex, within a certain culture, at a given point inhistory