Chapter+10+Gender+Stratification

__**Terms**__


 * __**Matriarchy**__-"Rule of mothers" a form of social organization in which females dominate males.
 * One minor example of this is Regina’s parents. Throughout the entire movie, Regina’s mom is constantly making the decisions of the family, even though they may not always be the right ones. In fact, Regina's father is barely in the movie at all.


 * __**Gender roles**__- attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex.
 * There are a lot of stereotypes throughout the movie. Cady, takes the girl role, while Erin takes the manly football role. There are many more examples that would fit the stereotype of a typical high school, and all of the females and males have their own significant role.

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 * **__Intersection Theory__**-analysis of the interplay of race, class, and gender, which often results in multiple dimensions of disadvantage.
 * At the beginning of the movie the principal announces there is a new student from Africa, and immediately the teacher says welcome to the African American student in the room. When in reality it was the white, red headed girl. Throughout the movie there are more racial slurs that cause a lot of disadvantages for those people.
 * __**Minority**__- any catergory of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates.
 * In the movie, Kevin Gnapoor can be considered a minority because of his ethnicity. Kevin is the Indian mathlete that Janis ends up dating at the end.
 * __**Sexual Harassment**__- comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome.
 * When Cady first meets Kevin he is always making sexual remarks. Many people are offended by his remarks and take it personal. Along with the remarks he also did an offensive rap at the school's talent show.
 * __**Sexism**__- the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other.
 * Regina and Aaron are dating and within the relationship Regina is superior over Aaron. She likes to boss him around and control what he does, like how he wears his hair. Regina likes to be in control because it is her personality and she doesn't want Aaron to leave her.