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Sexual dimorphism: refers to differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals; for example, average weight, height, strength, and longevity Gender roles: the tasks and activities a culture assigns by gender Gender stereotypes: oversimplified but strongly held ideas about the characteristics of males and females Gender stratification: describes and unequal distribution of rewards (socially valued resources, power, prestige, human rights, and personal freedom) between men and women, reflecting their different positions in a social hierarchy Domestic: means within or pertaining to the home Domestic-public dichotomy: strong differentiation between the home and the outside world (politics, trade, warfare, work); often when the domestic and public spheres are clearly separated, public activities have greater prestige than domestic ones do Patrilineal-patrilocal complex: consisting of patrilineality, patrilocality, warfare, and male supremacy; the decline of the matriliny and the rise of this concept is attributed often to pressure on resources (keeping the men together makes strong allies in battle) Patriarchy: describes a political system ruled by men in which women have inferior social and political status, including basic human rights Transgender: individuals whose gender identity contradicts their biological sex at birth and the gender identity that society assigned to them in infancy Gender identity: refers to whether a person feels, and is regarded as, male, female, or something else Sexual orientation: refers to a person’s sexual attraction to, and habitual sexual activities with, persons of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or both sexes (bisexuality)...