SOC 1105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Inequality, Antonio Gramsci, Normative Social Influence
19 Feb 2015
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Sex: biologically rooted; describes our physical bodies whereby distinguish between male and female, characterized as diametrical opposites opposite sex . Gender: socially constructed characteristics associated with girls and boys, men and women, masculinity/femininity. Intersexed individuals: born with ambiguous genitalia, how do we decide who is male and who is female. Transgender and transsexual individuals: transgender has been used as an umbrella term for those who do not fit into normative constructions of sex and gender, transsexual used to encompass those who undergo sex reassignment (realignment) surgery. Ideal of masculinity that men are supposed to strive to achieve: derives from gramsci, requires men to be successful, capable, and reliable. Emphasized femininity (connell, 1987: based on women"s compliance with their subordination to men, requires women to be supportive, enthusiastic and sexually attractive. Families: gender expectations begin at birth, parents spend more time talking to girls while leaving boys alone; punish their sons more often than daughters, gendered divisions of household labour.
