WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sex Assignment, Transnationalism, Masculinity
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One is not born a women, she becomes one. Masculinity vs. femininity &where the ideas came from. All variations of gender (not just the binary gender roles) Confines of gender roles& pressure to conform. Transnationalism: thinking outwardly; across sites, thinking backwards; historically. The impact science has on gender and race (science sexism and racism) Where ideas come from and how they have changed. How to participate or initiate social action and change. Bringing a feminist perspective to everything *the 1st env reading* Concepts discussed in fall will be put into real life examples.
