WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nursery Rhyme, Hegemonic Masculinity, Masculinity
9 Apr 2015
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People who would choose to not associate with either male or female, feel isolated because lack of label and labels trying to be put on them. Gender is one of the most pervasive organizing factors in our world it organizes our lives in regard to relationships, occupations, etc. The basis for many of the c/overt unequal divisions; justifies" violence, wage inequality, etc. Race, class and sexuality intersect with gender. Gender is a stratifying and dividing concept; values assigned to genders are troubling. Gendered attitudes limit us; i. e. , boys will be boys," girls can"t do math," women are naturally caregivers," and boys don"t cry. ". We experience/demonstrate lots of qualities (limiting is dangerous) Confusing term: multiple misconceptions about gender and sex, (it is natural" it is, biological. Gender is structured on binary: we are either male or female, but not both. Binary: dividing an idea/concept into two distinct parts. Devalue one half while overvalue the other.
