SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Equal Pay For Equal Work, Toxic Masculinity, Gender Inequality Index
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Critical race theory: looks at how western science and culture have sometimes characterized non-white populations as inferior, as lacking in proper morals, and as dangerous to mainstream society. Postcolonial theory: critiques the processes that portray non-western people as the. Virtually everything social in our lives is gendered. Boys and girls are not identical at birth - genetic and hormonal differences do launch males and females down somewhat different paths, however, they are ampli ed by our gender infused culture. Gender: refers to culturally and socially constructed differences between males and females- Gender identity is basic to our: self-concept, shapes our expectations for ourselves, abilities and interests, how we interact with others. Trans people are individuals whose gender identity or gender expression does not line up with their assigned sex. One can be a trans man, trans woman, or bigender, pan gender, or agender. Cisgender people whose gender identity matches their assigned sex.
