SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Friedrich Engels, Incest Taboo, Heterosexism
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Gender: socially constructed cultural expectations associated with women and men. Gender expression: communication of a person"s gender identity to others, person"s sex. Appearance, activities, behaviors, emotions, aspirations through behavior, clothing, hairstyle and other means. Transgender: individuals who identify with a gender different from the one associated with their sex. Transsexuals: people who have sex reassignment surgery to change their physical appearance. Gender role: set of social expectations regarding behavior and attitudes based on a. Doing gender: creating gender through interactions in particular social settings. Gender is constantly being created and altered through this. Gender stratification: systematic and unequal distribution of power and resources in society between women and men. Women earn only about 80 percent of what men do. 35% of women and 27% of men had a bachelor"s degree or higher the gap is growing. Mid 20th century, 1/3 women were employed outside the home.
