SOSA 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Gender Variance, Genderqueer, Gender Role

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Sociol & Social Anthropology
• Course: SOSA 1002
• Professor: Brian Noble

Document Summary

L14- (continued) + l15- cultures of social differences. Cultural construction- idea" about the wo ld and people in it that "eem" obviou" to membe " of a cultu e but a e p oduct" of "ocial, political, and hi"to ical t adition" that diffe f om one cultu e to anothe . Function within "ocial and political egime "o that they natu alize thing" like hie a chie" and exploitation. Definition of gende can va y f om one cultu e to anothe ; ex- sex is given, Gender & gender identity- a""ign" "ocial identity, "tatu"e", and ole" ba"ed on. "exual identification; ex- males do this, females do that. New concept"; gender queer, gender variant, non-binary : become embedded. Relativize f om one "ociety to the next. New way fo people to a""e t thei agency in the wo ld. The"e catego ie" a e flexible and elativized by diffe ent "ocietie".