legislation that prohibits schools that receive federal funds from discriminating based on gender.
those who deviate from the binary (that is, male or female) system of gender.
the definition of oneself that is formed around one’s sexual relationships.
a theoretical perspective that recognizes the socially constructed nature of sexual identity.
used to refer to biological identity as male or female.
a person or group’s ability to exercise influence and control over others.
the value with which different groups or people are judged.
pattern whereby Blacks and Hispanics are on average less likely than Whites to use digital modes of communication and information, particularly the Internet.
an attribute that is socially devalued and discredited.
the attraction that people feel for people of the same or different sex.
behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms.
a system of stratification in which the ownership of property and the exercise of power is monopolized by an elite or noble class that has total control over societal resources.
a social movement in the early twentieth century that sought to apply scientific principles of genetic selection to “improve” the offspring of the human race.
the use of race alone as a criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of having committed a crime.
the perception and treatment of a racial or ethnic group, or member of that group, as intellectually, socially, and culturally inferior to one’s own group.
overt negative and unequal treatment of the members of some social group or stratum solely because of their membership in that group or stratum.
assaults and other malicious acts (including crimes against property) motivated by various forms of bias, including that based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic and national origin, or disability.
the monetary value of everything one actually owns.
a person born with the physical characteristics of both sexes.