SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Social Constructionism, Gender Inequality, Symbolic Interactionism
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Intersexed babies born with ambiguous genitals because of hormone imbalance. John money was first to do sex changes. Sex depends on whether you were you were born with distinct male or female genitals and genetic programming assigned with reproductive system. There is more to gender than sex. Gender sense of being male or female depends on your masculine or feminine roles defined by your culture. Gender identity identification with, or sense of belonging, with a particular sex. When you behave according to expectations about male and females you are acting in a gender role. Many believe ones gender can be changed before 18 months. Heterosexuality preference for members of the opposite sex as. Some people reject gender roles that are assigned with them sexual partners biologically. Some see gender differences as a reflection of naturally tendencies and argue that society must reinforce these tendencies. Essentialism views gender differences as a reflection of the biological differences between women and men.
