W S 201 Study Guide - Bisexuality, Femininity, Knowledge
30 Oct 2014
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Activist proposal will be posted on webct, print and bring to section on wednesday. An interdisciplinary academic field founded on feminist principles. It examines and challenges gender and other inequalities. Gender = men and women: femininity, masculinity. Sex= female and male and other: sex is defined by biological characteristics. Sexuality: who do you desire: heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality, queer- multiple sexual qualities, changes over time, unstable. Gender is historical- what is appropriate for a woman and a man. Gender is performative and requires process (makeup vs. shaving) Gender is descriptive of the social order (labor, commodities, food) Gender is prescriptive of the social order. Gender is a system of satisfaction that produces inequality. Masculine values and traits are considered more valuable and have higher status than feminine values and traits. Inequality between men and women is systematic and is organized by:
