Title: Gender in Crosscultural Perspective Flashcards
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Content: Understanding of other cultures by their own categories, which are assumed to be valid and worthy of respect. Ethnocentrism: Evaluation of other cultures from the perspective of one’s own – presumably superior – culture. Term
Emic vs. Etic
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An emic perspective attempts to capture what ideas and practices mean to members of a culture. An etic perspective describes and analyzes culture according to principles and theories drawn from the Western scientific tradition such as ecology, economy, or psychology. Term
Margaret Mead Sex vs. Gender
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Sex: Biological categories within which people are typically placed, or the biological difference between males and females
Gender: The perceived or projected …masculinity or femininity of a person. … appearance, speech, movement, occupation and other factors
not solely limited to biological sex

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Meaning of multiple identities
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Gender varies cross-culturally,u000bu000bGender varies over historical timeu000bu000b, Gender varies among men and women within any one cultureu000bu000b, Gender varies across the span of an individual human life

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Freidl and Engles’ contributions toward understanding gender inequalities
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Freidl: The position of women is likely to be higher the more involved they are: