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| Structural functionalism | The sexual division of labor exists to fulfill necessary functions. |
| Sex role theory | The nuclear family is the ideal arrangement in modern societies because it fulfills the function of reproducing workers |
| West and Zimmerman | They argue that gender is not a fixed identity, but rather, the product of interaction. So, one “does gender.” |
| Don Kulick and Gender in Brazil | An anthropologist who studied the lives of a group of transgendered prostitues in Brazil. |
| Travesti | The name given to the group of transgendered prostitutes. Specifically, males who adopt female names and appearances. They regard themselves as male, yet they adopt female linguistic pronouns. |
| Barbara Reskin | A sociologist known for studying labor-market stratification, sex segregation, and affirmative action |
| Glass Ceiling | The gendered barrier women encounter in more prestigious corporate occupations. |
| Glass Elevator(Escalator) | Men enter feminized jobs and experience a quicker rise to leadership positions. |
| Feminism | = The belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes and the social movements organized around that belief. |
| Feminist movement | Designed to consider gender as a way society organizes social relations, generally resulting in inequality between the sexes |
| Sex | An individual’s membership in one of two biologically distinct categories- male or female. |
| Gender | The physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers normal for its male and female members. |
| Sexuality | Refers to desire, sexual preference, identity, and behavior |
| Carol Gilligan | A feminist who is known for studying the moral development of adolescents. |
| Deceptive distinctions | The distinction between the sexes are maintained by ideology and social controls. |
