STEREOTYPES Stereotypes are overgeneralizations about the appearance behavior or other characteristics of all members of a group STEREOTYPES AS HEGEMONIC 1 Stereotypes reflect our culture s system of values 2 Stereotypes support the status quo in power relations 3 We are socialized to believe that stereotypes are real 4 We ALL internalize stereotypes 5 The result stereotypes look like common sense or natural 1Sex the biological differences between females and males Gender the culturally and socially constructed differences between women and men that are based on meanings beliefs and practices that a group or society associates with femininity and masculinity Patriarchy a hierarchical system of social organization in which cultural political and economic structures are controlled by men
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