SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Social Equality, Industrial Revolution, Cercus
9 Apr 2014
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Gender: all expected and actual thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Gender: social, psychological and cultural attributes of masculinity and femininity, many of which are based on biological distinctions. Gender describes societal attitudes and behaviors of and associated with two sexes. This classification of sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine. This is not a natural division (socialization and social construct) We are ascribed a gender that corresponds with our sex, but we also learn how to perform. The way we do our hair, way we sit, body sprays, where we shave/when, what we wear. Privilege is the advantages that people benefit from based solely on their social status. It is a status that is conferred by society to certain groups, not decided by individuals. It can be difficult sometimes to see someone"s privilege. Gender one of the major ways that we organize our lives: Western societies only have two genders: female, male.
