SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Arapesh Languages, Bachelor Party, Bridal Shower
16 Dec 2015
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Gender roles (as a young boy you play with cars, as a young girl you play with dolls) Gender identity (one"s perception of themselves as a male/female) Gender stereotypes (men and women are different in terms of attributes, behaviours and aspirations) Men: strong, rational, dominant, independent, don"t care for (their own) appearance. Women: weak, emotional, nurturing dependant, care for (their own) appearance. Arapesh: both genders were responsive, co-operative, gentle and sensitive to others. Mundugumor: both genders were sel sh, violent and aggressive, seeking power and position. Females were dominant, impersonal, rational (managerial) and taking the sexual. Males were submissive, less responsible, more emotionally dependent, and nurturing initiative towards children. The biological and anatomical differences between males and females. What you have between your legs (genitalia) The culturally and socially constructed differences between males and females found in the meanings, and beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity.
