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Chapter 10: Gender Stratification

Gender Stratification- the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privelage between men and women to physically pull him off of her to get out of the situation. Minority- any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordiantes. Intersection Theory- analysis of the interplay of race, class, and gender, which often results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage Complementarity roles of gender- roles that link women and men into family units and gives each sex responsibility for carring out important tasks
 * Olive goes on the date to the lobster shack with Anson and he displays overwhelming power when he tries to get her to sleep with him. He kept touching her and kissing her and she had
 * Brandon being a homosexual is looked at as less of a person by others and is made fun of and pretty much shunned from being associated with any groups of students.
 * Olive's classmate who gives her a coupon is at a disadvantage in society because he is in a low class with little money (hence giving Olive the coupon for sex) and he is of a different racial background.
 * Olive's mom was cooking and cleaning up around dinner time while Olive's dad was getting home after a long day of work.



Instrumental qualities- rational, self-assured, and competitive Expressive qualities- emotional responsiveness and sensitivity to others Patriarchy- a form of social organization in which males dominate females Sexism- the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other
 * Todd is self-assured because he can go in front of the school to be the mascot.
 * Olive shows expressive qualities when she pretends to sleep with Brandon because she doesn't want him to keep getting beat up by bullies.
 * Anson, Olive's date uses patriarchy when he tries to make Olive stay with him when she doesn't want to.
 * Anson shows sexism in that he feels Olive is only an object for him to use to receive pleasure.

**gender:** personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female or male
 * In this movie, men are supposed to be aggressive and are encouraged to party and sleep around. However, women are placed in maternal roles and are supposed to be submissive. At Melody Bostic’s party, Brandon is finally considered a man because he lost his virginity, but Olive is harassed for her sexual activity and her lack of compliance with social norms.

**gender roles:** (also known as sex roles); attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex
 * This movie portrays a double standard that is present in sexual behavior of men and women in our society. Although it is socially acceptable for men to have multiple sex partners, women are looked down upon if they are sexually active with many people. Thus, Olive is trashy for sleeping with so many guys at school but the people she pretends to sleep with are not negatively viewed.

**sexual harassment:** comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome
 * When Anson asks Olive out on a date, he thinks he can pay her to have sex with him. When Olive refuses and tries to explain that she is pretending to have sex with people, he tries to force himself on her. Anson’s behavior is an example of sexual harassment because his sexual advances are unwelcome and deliberate.