SOC 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intersectionality, Oligopoly, Neoliberalism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 525
• Professor: Michael Thorn

Document Summary

The socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Gender tends to be differentiate from biological sex", which is usually understood in relation to the biological / physiological characteristics that de ne men and women physically. Gender is subjective and people can choose to identify as a different" gender. Sex and gender tend to be treated as the same even though they aren"t. Sex biological traits that society associates with being male / female. Gender cultural menacing attached to being masculine / feminine, in uence personal identities ex. gender queer, trans. Sexuality sexual attraction, practices, and identity which may or may not align with sex / gender ex. gay, bi, lesbian. How we present ourselves in the world in relation to our perceived gender, including how we carry ourselves, dress, and talk. In academia it"s generally accepted that gender is a social construct.