SOC-1051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cisgender, Dysphoria, Critical Role
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Intro to sociology- lecture 11- gender, sex, and sexuality. Sex- refers to physical or physiological differences between males and females, including both primary sex characteristics and secondary characteristics such as height an muscularity. Gender- refers to behaviors, personal traits, and social positions that society attributes to being female or male. Sexual orientation- is his or her physical, mental, emotional, and sexual attraction to a particular sex (male or female: heterosexuality-other sex, homosexuality-same sex, bisexuality-either sex, asexuality-no attraction. Heteronormative society- meaning it assumes sexual orientation is biological determined and unambiguous. (u. s. ) Alfred kinsey- was among the first to conceptualize sexuality as a continuum rather than a strict dichotomy of gay or straight. Heterosexism- is a systematic disadvantage embedded in our social institutions, offering power to those who conform to heterosexual orientation while simultaneously disadvantaging those who do not. Gender role- refers to society"s concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave.
