Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gender Variance, Child Development, Cultural Capital
22 Sep 2020
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Gender and gender variance: intersex = refers to people whose bodies, reproductive systems, chromosomes and/or hormones are not easily characterized as male or female. Includes (but not limited to) people who identify as transgender, gender-non- conforming (gender variant or gender queer) Sex and gender: difference b/w sex and gender is important; yet these two spheres are not necessarily distinct. What is sexuality: sexuality includes, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, desire. Intimacy: sexuality is experienced and expressed through, thoughts and fantasies, desires, beliefs. Health sci lecture 9 gender and sexuality. Hegemonic masculinity = the form of masculinity that has social dominance, achieved through cultural practices, discursive centrality, and marginalization of alternatives: allows for more nuanced understanding of how male privilege operates, particularly as a form of social dominance. Hegemonic femininity = form of feminity that is valued over other forms of feminity, and which.
