PS287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Muxe, Judy Biggert, Gender Role
Document Summary
Sex refers to biological categories of male and female. Culture has no influence on one"s sex. Technology does exist that allows someone to change their biological sex. Gender refers to social categories of male and female. Distinguished by psychological features and role attributes that society has. More fluid category: influenced by society, culture and time assigned to biological category of sex. In the us emotionality is prescribed to women, competiveness is prescribed to men. Gender differs because each society has its own prescriptions of how men and women should act. Personality and appearance are related to gender. Sex-related behaviour refers to a behaviour that corresponds to sex but it does not say anything about the cause or etiology of the difference. Role refers to the social position accompanied by set of norms or expectations. Gender role: expectations that accompany being male or female. Society"s influence on the biologically based categories of female and male.
