COMM 288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Erving Goffman, Androgyny, Slut
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Comm 288: gender, sex & representation exam 1 study guide notes. Watched hillary swank clip from boys don"t cry . Showed to show the significance for how society demands that you should fit in the categories of boy or girl. Our gender identities are a fundamental component to our society. Showed the degree to how people can relate to transgender individuals--showed teenagers who understand and are okay with the characters gender, compared to her parents thoughts on her gender. Talks about a character who is avoided by society. Mentions that if we cannot figure out what gender someone is when someone talks to us we cannot carry on with the conversation fundamentally. When we cannot read what gender someone is. Olympic track star questioned because of her gender, blew up on social media instead of how good of an athlete she was. Character found out the person they were about to have sex with has a penis.