GRI 103 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
The social construction of difference
Occurs when hierarchical value is assigned to perceived
differences between one socially constructed group and another
Social Justice
A concept that entails the equitable and ecologically sustainable
distribution of resources in society alongside the recognition and
respect for all groups in society.
Diversity
The appreciated and inclusion of social, cultural, and other
differences in an organization, institution, or society
Sex
Physical or physiological differences between males and
females, including both primary sex characteristics
Gender
Behaviors, personal traits, and social positions that society
attributes to being female or male
Heterosexism
Both an ideology and a set of institutional practices that
privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality over other sexual
orientations. OR oppression directed toward non-cisgendered
people
Feminism
, A movement to end sexist oppression - change a system of
domination
Sexism
Oppression directed towards all women
Gender Roles
Society's concept of how men and women are expected to look
and how they should behave
Transgender
An umbrella term to refer to all people who do not identify with
their assigned gender at birth
Transgender Woman
A person who is assigned male at birth but identifies and/or lives
as a woman
Transphobia
The irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against
people whose gendered identities, appearances, or behaviors
deviate from societal norms.
Misogyny
Contempt or ingrained prejudice of women and the feminine
form
Cissexism
The assumption that the "real" gender is the one we are assigned
at birth
The social construction of difference
Occurs when hierarchical value is assigned to perceived
differences between one socially constructed group and another
Social Justice
A concept that entails the equitable and ecologically sustainable
distribution of resources in society alongside the recognition and
respect for all groups in society.
Diversity
The appreciated and inclusion of social, cultural, and other
differences in an organization, institution, or society
Sex
Physical or physiological differences between males and
females, including both primary sex characteristics
Gender
Behaviors, personal traits, and social positions that society
attributes to being female or male
Heterosexism
Both an ideology and a set of institutional practices that
privilege heterosexuals and heterosexuality over other sexual
orientations. OR oppression directed toward non-cisgendered
people
Feminism
, A movement to end sexist oppression - change a system of
domination
Sexism
Oppression directed towards all women
Gender Roles
Society's concept of how men and women are expected to look
and how they should behave
Transgender
An umbrella term to refer to all people who do not identify with
their assigned gender at birth
Transgender Woman
A person who is assigned male at birth but identifies and/or lives
as a woman
Transphobia
The irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against
people whose gendered identities, appearances, or behaviors
deviate from societal norms.
Misogyny
Contempt or ingrained prejudice of women and the feminine
form
Cissexism
The assumption that the "real" gender is the one we are assigned
at birth
