SOCI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Lgbt Social Movements, Intersectionality, Stonewall Riots
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Gender- behaviors and characteristics assigned to the sexes, and gender identity and gender expressions might not align with the sex. Alf(cid:396)ed ki(cid:374)sey"s study said that people fall o(cid:374) a spe(cid:272)t(cid:396)u(cid:373) a(cid:374)d that it (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge. Queer as a term used to question the binary. Gender role socialization: learning what constitutes femininity and masculinity. Families: gender of a baby effects how it is treated by caretakers. Social learning may be instilled purposefully or passively (baby notices and imitates behaviors). Schools: different school experiences for boys and girls. Teachers give more attention to and challenge boys more. Men are more likely to hold more powerful positions in schools than women are. Schools put an emphasis on heterosexual dating (prom, etc. Peers: same-sex playmates preferred by age 3, and these same-sex groups create/ perpetuate gendered behaviors. The media: greater proportions of females playing video games, but girls tend to play different types of games than boys.
