SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Constructionism, Symbolic Interactionism, John Money
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Is it a boy or girl? intersexed: babies born with ambiguous genitals because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause: john money and the twins case @22 mos. Katelin jenner- now a female but not interested in men. Unlike sex, gender is not determined solely by biology. Babies first develop a vague sense of their gender at age 1, full sense of gender identity= age 2/3. Bruce had already known he was a boy @22 mos. because of the way different genders were portrayed on tv, in stories. If gender reassignment happens before 18 mos. it can work. Barbie sends the message that the ideal woman is defined primarily by her attractiveness to men, also sets an unrealistic body image ex. Toddlers and tiaras sexualisation of young girls leads to low self-esteem, depression, eating disorders: girls and boys are treated differently by parents and teachers girls are delicate vs. boys are strong.
