SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Intersex, Binary Opposition, Antonio Gramsci
30 Jun 2017
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Biologically rooted; describes our physical bodies whereby distinguish between male and female. Catergorized based on binaries implying dismetrical opposites opposite sex . Socially constructed characteristics associated with girls and boys, men and women. Ideal of masculinity that men are supposed to strive to achieve. Requires men to be successful , capable, and reliable. Based on women"s compliance with their subordination to men. Requires women to be supportive, enthusiastic and sexually attractive. How do we decide who is male and who is female. Transgender - used as an umbrella term for those who do not t into normative constructions of sex and gender. Transsexual - used to encompass those who undergo sex reassignment (realignment) surgery. Transvestite - are born into one sex however often dress as the other. Masculine and feminine spirit within the same body is viewed as a gift. Parents spend more time talking to girls while leaving boys alone; punish their sons more often than daughters.
