Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Capital, Male Privilege, Masculinity
14 Apr 2019
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Sex: refers to the biological characteristics such as anatomy, and physiology that distinguish between males and females. Gender: refers to the array of socially and culturally constructed roles, relationships, attitudes, personality traits, behaviours, values and relative power and influence that society ascribes to two sexes on a differential basis. Gender roles/expression: the means by which we express or enact our gender identity. They are the behavioural norms typically applied to males and females in societies that influence individuals" everyday actions expectations and experiences. How we dress, or talk, what we aspire to do, and what we feel are valuable contributions to makes as a woman or a man. Gender relations: refers to how we interact with or are treated by people in the world around us based on our ascribed gender. Reproductive systems, chromosomes and or hormones are not easily characterized as males or female.
