SOC 202 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mark Wahlberg, Netflix, Heterosexuality
9 Aug 2018
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"one is not born, but rather becomes a woman"--simone de beauvoir: this basic dictum states that our core identities are social constructions, not biological destinies. For example even though women physically give birth to children, they do not as a "natural" extension of this also know instinctively how to cook and do laundry and dishes. Paint the room pink for girls, blue for boys, the choice of toys, clothes etc. Gender in this way is represented through symbols that are also gendered: disney characters, popular culture acts as a socialization tool. It presents and represents images of gender appropriate behaviour. Both men and women become "gendered" through popular culture, which puts idealized femininities (e. g. miley cyrus) and masculinities (e. g. mark wahlberg) on display: we learn masculinity and femininity through cultural representations of gender. Culture, in this respect, is the home of symbols that inform our lives and our deepest identities.
