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Sex -the biological distinction between females and males Gender -the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female Essentialism -An emphasis on the fundamental nature of the biological differences between men and women Androgyny -displaying both tra...

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Feminism Key Terms

Sex -✔✔✔the biological distinction between females and males



Gender -✔✔✔the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and
female



Essentialism -✔✔✔An emphasis on the fundamental nature of the biological differences between men
and women



Androgyny -✔✔✔displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics



Patriarchy -✔✔✔A form of social organization in which males dominate females



Private sphere -✔✔✔aspects of life which are of concern of the individual and her close family and
friends only



Public sphere -✔✔✔Aspects of social, political and economic life that concern the whole community
and not confined to the home



Intersectionality -✔✔✔the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and
gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and
interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.



Liberal Feminism -✔✔✔A strand of feminism that emphasizes gender equality and seeks to work
within the current system



Radical Feminism -✔✔✔Form of feminist theory that believes that gender inequality is the result of
male domination in all aspects of social and economic life.

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