SOCI 1000U Lecture 8: Lecture 8
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Refers to the biological differences between males and females: male or female genitals and a genetic program that releases male or female hormones to stimulate the development of the reproductive system. Refers to the socially defined differences between males and females: (cid:862)(cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e(cid:863) and (cid:862)fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)e(cid:863) feelings, attitudes, and behaviours that are typically associated with being male or female. Sexuality: a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:455) for eroti(cid:272) e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374)s. Gender identity: a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s se(cid:374)se of (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g to a parti(cid:272)ular se(cid:454)ual (cid:272)ategor(cid:455). Gender role: behaviour that conforms to widely shared expectations about how members of a particular sexual category are supposed to act. Gender identity: a perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s ide(cid:374)tifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith (cid:894)se(cid:374)se of (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g to(cid:895) a parti(cid:272)ular se(cid:454)- biologically, psychologically, and socially. Gender role: when you behave according to widely shared expectations about how (cid:373)ales or fe(cid:373)ales are (cid:862)supposed(cid:863) to act, you adopt a gender role. Imposition of relatively rigid gender roles reduces options for both men and women, sometimes at substantial costs in personal fulfillment.
