SOCA03Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intersex, Binary Opposition, Antonio Gramsci
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Sex and gender: sex is a determination of male or female on the basis of a set of socially agreed-upon biological criteria. People were categorized based on binaries that implied diametrical opposites (lecture 10, slide 2: gender refers to masculinity and femininity, which suggests binary opposition. It is a socially constructed characteristics associated with girls and boys, men and women. Intersexed individuals: are those born with ambiguous genitalia, when a doctor has a difficult time distinguishing whether an individual is a male or a female. Transgender individuals: is an umbrella term for people who do not exclusively identify with the sex assigned at birth: the individual may take some time prior to truly recognizing their gender. Dominant forms of masculinity and femininity: hegemonic masculinity (connell, 1987, tied to heterosexuality, where it involves stereotypical characteristics. The idea of masculinity that men are to strive to achieve.
