GEN110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hegemonic Masculinity, Penis Envy, Sex Organ
30 Nov 2018
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Hilary watchler - "its on the right side of history. When you choose this major, you become an agent - not a bystander - in the process of bringing humanity one step closer to equality. You do it not just fro yourself, but for your partner, your family the future. " Gender - culturally determined meaning of what it means to be male, female, or other; meaning of masculinity an femininity. "sex roles" - in our culture sex has tended to "determined" gender, hence term "sex roles". Cisgender - gender identity matches the gender identity assigned at birth. Intersex - people born with sexual anatomy, hormones, chromosomes, reproductive organs that don"t fit binary male/female. Hegemonic masculinity: system/structures idealizes/performs/legitimates dominant norms/ideas of masculinity to achieve a system of social organisation and power that enables male dominance; is predicated on oppression of and justifies subordination of women and marginalized men.
