Vocabulary

Sex- Classification of people as male and female based on biological characteristics.
Biological Determinism- Principle that behavioral differences are the result of inherited physical characteristics.
Gender Identity- A sense of being male or female based on learned cultural values.
Gender Socialization- The social process of learning how to act as a boy or girl.
Sexism- A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values use to justify sexual inequality.
Occupational Sex Segregation- The concentration of women in lower-status postion
Age Stratification- The unequal distribution scarce resource based on age.
Ageism- A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age-based prejudice and discrimination.
Interest Group- A group organized to influence political decision making. 

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