SOC380H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gender Binary, Nuclear Family, Heteropatriarchy
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Build on themes and concepts from lectures and readings: lorber; west & zimmerman. Disrupting heteronormativity: kitossa & deliovsky; razack. Investigates couples" construction of gender: gender: a routine, methodical, recurring accomplishment, couples construct gender by examining: How these divisions of labour influence perceptions of self and other. How couples in his study define gender-appropriate behavior. How they handle inconsistencies between their own vs. external views: he shows how gender is produced through everyday practices. Discuss some of the ways you fit your ascribed gender role, and other ways in which you disrupt it or do not fit: i do my hair, makeup, like wearing dresses, shave my legs, etc. Describe the same thing in relation to your parents/the people who raised you. Underlying ideology of the couples: child-centredness, *how was this described in the study, equity ideals in childcare and housework, describe some of the ways couples had to be intentional to work towards this ideal.
