PSYC 363 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Constructionism, Heterosexism, Mass Media
12 Nov 2018
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Psyc 363 wk 8 sexism, singlism heterosexism & trans-antagonism. Gender: categorization/ stereotypes help us simplify the world and know how to interact with others. It is a system of social practices that constitutes males and females (a biological distinction) as socially different and organizes relationships between them on the basis of these presumed differences. Our social construction of gender inherently ties it to sex. Gender is an example of a primary category. Simple classifications that supercede all social contexts. Regardless of context, there are rules for cross-gender interactions. Primary categories are considered essential for interactions. Differences are small and few, overcapitalized on, and context dependent. Fear of discussing differences because difference = biology = destiny. Women highly under-represented in top management and executive positions in media companies. Men do less unpaid work in the home. Women"s advancement to high status positions limited.
