SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Rhinoplasty, Ethnocentrism, Reality Television
26 Mar 2018
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Sex: biologically rooted; describes our physical bodies whereby distinguished b/w male and female, characterized as diametrical opposites opposites sex . Gender: socially constructed characteristics associated with girls and boys, men and women, masculinity/femininity. How do we decide who is male and who is female. Transgender and transsexual individuals: transgender has been used as an umbrella term for those who do not fit into normative constructions of sex and gender, transsexual used to encompass those who undergo sex reassignment (realignment) surgery. Ideal of masculinity that men are supposed to strive to achieve: derives from gramsci, requires men to be successful, capable, and reliable. Emphasized femininity (connell, 1987: based on womens compliance with their subordination to men, requires women to be supportive, enthusiastic and sexually attractive, disney"s portrayal of masculinity and femininity. Families: gender expectations begin at birth, parents spend more time talking about while leaving boys alone; punish their sons more often than daughters, gendered divisions of household labour.
