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49 Cards in this Set
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ASYLUM |
protection from deportation to one’s home country based on evidence that they will be persecuted. |
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DOMESTIC SPHERE |
also known as the private sphere; a reference to homemaking, child-rearing and activities that are most commonly designated as the work of women. |
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EMASCULATION |
a reduction of masculinity or feelings of male strength for men. In the McKinnon article, it is referenced as a product of sexual violence used on men. |
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FEMALE GENITAL CIRCUMCISION |
defined by the World Health Organization as procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. |
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MILITARIZED RAPE |
sexual violence used in war contexts to seize power and control. |
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PUBLIC SPHERE |
references political and cultural public spaces and is historically considered the sphere more commonly occupied by men. |
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REFUGEE |
defined by the United Nations as someone with a well founded fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a social group. |
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“OUTCASTS” |
Described in the Phillips article as nonnormative masculinity that is discursively produced by media representation as weak and nonathletic. |
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BULLYING |
A specific type of aggression meant to harm or disturb that occurs repeatedly over time and involves some type of power imbalance. |
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HAZING |
Ritualized harassment or violence that a group uses as initiation. |
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IDEAL MASCULINITY |
Described in the Phillips article as a type of masculinity that involves masculine dominance and a willingness to be violent. |
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MARGINALIZATION |
A form of social exclusion. In the Phillips article, this is explained as practices that create margins of masculinity |
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PUNKING |
A practice of verbal and physical violence, humiliation, and shaming done in public by males to other males. (Phillips) |
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TITLE IX |
A law that bans gender discrimination in publically funded schools. |
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CYCLE OF VIOLENCE |
Relational violence marked by three phases: tension, explosion, remorse. |
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INTIMATE TERRORISM |
Violence enacted by a person in a relationship because they desire to have power over their partner. (Johnson) |
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MANHOOD |
A term used to describe expectations, roles and characteristics of masculinity. |
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MUTUAL VIOLENT CONTROL |
Both partners in an intimate relationship are violent. (Johnson) |
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SITUATIONAL COUPLE VIOLENCE |
Violence that occurs in a non-controlling intimate relationship.(Johnson) |
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VIOLENT RESISTANCE |
Fighting back against a violent partner in an intimate relationship. (Johnson) |
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DOMINANT MEDIA |
A media that has power and privilege within a particular society. |
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DUPE |
A member of a privileged group who believes an act of racial or sexual passing. |
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HETERONORMATIVE |
A general assumption or expectation that all members of a society are heterosexual because it is a normative sexuality. |
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HOMOPHOBIA |
The fear and/or hatred of gays and lesbians. |
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MARGINAL MEDIA |
Media that does not have the power and privilege that a “dominant” or “mainstream” media has within a particular society. |
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PASSING |
This is when a person performs a privileged identity. Example: Someone who is gay/lesbian passing as a heterosexual. |
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
Nondiscrimination laws that include “sex” as a historically marginalized group. |
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DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR |
The assignment of roles and tasks that pertain to homecare and childrearing. |
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GATEKEEPING |
The control of information in organizations. |
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GENDERED SCRIPTS |
Practices of communication that guide expectations and actions of gendered behavior. |
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LINEAR CAREER MODEL |
An organizational work model that rewards long work hours and is dismissive of work-life balance. |
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STRUCTURATION THEORY |
a theory used to analyze individual and group interactions in organizations. |
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WORK-LIFE |
a term that references the boundary between individual’s work experiences and private life. This article specifically focuses on this concept in relationship to gender, family, and organizational power. |
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AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY |
A type of masculinity within Promise Keepers that encourages men to take responsibility in their family to provide, protect, teach and love. (Weber) |
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EVANGELICAL |
A Protestant Christian belief in the Bible as an accurate account of the life of Jesus Christ. This belief directly influences the roles men and women are expected to play in relation to one another |
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EXPRESSIVE EGALITARIAN |
A type of masculinity within Promise Keepers that urges men to communicate with their wives and cultivate emotional vulnerability with their families and other men. (Bartkowski) |
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MEN’S MOVEMENTS |
Rhetorical social movements that focus on social issues and rights that specifically pertain to men. |
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MULTICULTURAL MAN |
A type of masculinity within Promise Keepers that urges racial reconciliation through forgiveness and connections between individuals. (Bartkowski) |
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PROMISE KEEPERS |
A popular conservative Christian men’s organization. |
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CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 |
Legislation that banned discrimination in the United States based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion and gender. |
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EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT |
An amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure equal rights for women. The amendment passed through Congress in 1972 but failed to be ratified by the states. |
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GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT |
A rhetorical social movement that began in the late 1960s which addresses issues of discrimination and inequality for gay and lesbian individuals. |
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN |
A feminist organization formed in 1966. |
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WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT |
A rhetorical social movement that addresses issues of gender inequality. It is also known as the feminist movement. |
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DRAG KING |
Female performance artists who perform as men |
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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION |
All human communication that is not language. Examples: posture, gestures, facial expressions, clothing. |
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TOMBOY |
A term assigned to young girls who do not adopt traditional expectations of femininity. |
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PASSER |
performer of a privileged identity |
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CLAIRVOYANT |
sees through the pass |
