SOC380H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Essentialism, Caitlyn Jenner, Symbolic Interactionism
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January 9, 2017 this is a general pattern that i see* Focusing more on observation rather than interaction. If an interaction happens, it happens -> you can ask questions & mingle (i. e. if ur buying a drink) -> must be an everyday question, not catering specifically to this assignment. In 1843, levi suynam wanted to vote in conneticut, usa. A lot of societies do have the general idea of sex/gender binary. This person wanted to vote, they had an intersex condition. It was a problem when they wanted to vote, bc everyone thought levi. Suynam was a female, however they claimed to be a male, thus they have the right to vote as a man. It shows the construction of gender in that time period -> whether or not you have a political voice. This was brought to the courts -> brought in a doctor to decide. In a contemporary time we make the distinction between sex & gender.
