Gender benderA gender bender is a person who dresses up and presents themselves in a way that defies societal expectations of their gender, especially as the opposite sex. Bending expected gender roles may also be called a genderfuck. The concept of gender bending may have political origins, stemming from movements in the 1960s and 1970s, a guiding principle of which is the idea that the personal is political.
Goddess movementThe Goddess movement includes spiritual beliefs or practices (chiefly neopagan) that emerged predominantly in North America, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand in the 1970s. The movement grew as a reaction to Abrahamic religions, which have only gods with whom are referred by male pronouns, and it uses goddess worship and may include a focus on women or on one or more understandings of gender or femininity. The Goddess movement is a widespread non-centralized trend in neopaganism, and it therefore has no centralized tenets of belief.
Gender polarizationGender polarization is a concept in sociology by American psychologist Sandra Bem which states that societies tend to define femininity and masculinity as polar opposite genders, such that male-acceptable behaviors and attitudes are not seen as appropriate for women, and vice versa. The theory is an extension of the sex and gender distinction in sociology in which sex refers to the biological differences between men and women, while gender refers to the cultural differences between them, such that gender describes the "socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women".
Attirance physiqueL'attirance physique désigne l'attirance esthétique que dégage le physique d'un être humain. L'attirance physique sous-entend le plus souvent une attirance sexuelle, même si l'attirance physique influence les comportements sociaux dans de nombreux autres cas de figure où il n'y a aucune intentionnalité sexuelle. L'attractivité physique est une caractéristique importante qui suggère la fertilité (chez les femelles), la bonne alimentation (chez les mâles) et la bonne santé (dans les deux sexes).
Planet symbolsA planet symbol or planetary symbol is a graphical symbol used in astrology and astronomy to represent a classical planet (including the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The symbols were also used in alchemy to represent the metals associated with the planets, and in calendars for their associated days. The use of these symbols derives from Classical Greco-Roman astronomy, though their current shapes are a development of the 16th century.
Gender policingGender policing is the imposition or enforcement of normative gender expressions on an individual who is perceived as not adequately performing, through appearance or behavior, their gender or sex that was assigned to them at birth (see gender performativity). According to Judith Butler, rejection of individuals who are non-normatively gendered is a component of creating one's own gender identity. Gender mainstreaming is a public policy concept, whereas gender policing is a more general social phenomenon.
Masculinité hégémoniqueLa masculinité hégémonique, aussi appelée masculinité dominante, est un concept propre à la sociologie du genre et théorisé en 1995 par la sociologue australienne R.W. Connell. Il est présent dans son œuvre Masculinités. Enjeux sociaux de l'hégémonie, où l’auteure s’intéresse davantage à l’expression de la masculinité plutôt qu’au « rôle masculin ». Elle présente de cette manière une typologie des masculinités, déclinée sous quatre formes. Masculinités.
