STEREOTYPESStereotypes are overgeneralizations about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of all members of a groupSTEREOTYPES AS HEGEMONIC1) Stereotypes reflect our culture’s system of values2) Stereotypes support the status quo in power relations3) We are socialized to believe that stereotypes are “real”4) We ALL internalize stereotypes5) 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
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