Sex
physiological differences between male and female
gender
behaviors associated with membership in a sex category
sociological perspectives on gender inequality
functionalist: necessary/ gender roles
conflict & feminist: exists to benefit men and is maintained that way
interactionist: people respond to others when they know what is expected of them
occupational sex segregation
degree to which men and women are concentrated in occupations that predominantly employ workers of one sex
horizontal segregation
separation of men and women into different industries and occupations
vertical segregation
separation of men and women in workplace hierarchies (lower ranking: women, higher ranking:men)
human capital
job related skills acquired through education and work experience
human capital theory
theory that attributes gender income differences to differences in the kind of human capital men and women acquire
(pay gap is the result of the differences of human capital me and women get)
femicide
the killing of women
title IX
universities receiving federal funding must quickly and effectively react to claims of sexual violence
vawa
violence against women act. responds and prevents violence against women. criminalized dv, sa, and stalking
title VIII
protects gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination
cultural capital
non-financial social assets (manners, speech, style, knowledge of arts)
