What Qualities of Northern Society and the Abolition Movement That

question 28

Essay

What qualities of northern society and the abolition movement that it fostered made it clear that the commitment to eradicating slavery was anything but universal and was often dangerously divisive?

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Definitions:

Gender Roles

Societally constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive structures that reflect the perceived societal norms and expectations based on gender.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical features that emerge during puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.

Gender Typing

The process by which individuals come to acquire the characteristics and behaviors deemed appropriate for their gender in a given culture.