SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Meritocracy, Male Prostitution, Sex Segregation
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What determines your gender? (shows picture of gender binary) this might be considered controversial because it shows gender on a binary. There"s an argument that gender is not a binary. We have an understand of sex and gender; operationalization. Sex; biological characteristics. (what you"re born with, your hormonal components). These ideas around mass feminine vary over time and within cultures. There is currently a debate about whether or not your gender and gender identity vary from your biological sex. Current issue: at downtown u of t, a prof refused to honour a federal bill regarding gender pronouns. This bill considers gender identity as part of human rights. If you violate gender identity, you"re violating human rights. (regarding use of pronouns; he , she , they , etc. ) For example, if you were asking him to refer to you as him, it would be wrong on his end to not honour your request.
