SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Sex Segregation, Escalator
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Sociologist say this binary construction is over simplified. Feelings, attitudes, and behaviors associated with being a male or female. Q: does biological difference translate directly into a gender difference between masculine & feminine. Sam killermann on the complexities of gender (video: gender. More than just binary (female or male: biological sex. Is a component but does not determine gender (penis and vagina: gender identity. It"s what in your head: gender expression. The way we express ourselves: talk, how we present our self. Who you love, date, sleep with, attracted to. Men have greater capacity to develop strength. Male aggression is necessary for reproduction of the species. Rates of aggression vary among & within groups. Exclusive language implies male experience is universal, more important. Idea that certain jobs are more appropriate for one sex or the other. Tannen on the glass ceiling : prevents women from being paid more, women"s communication styles contribute to the glass ceiling.
