SOSA 1050X Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gender Role, International Inequality, Clean House
31 Aug 2015
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Sex: designated by biological/anatomical markers and are used to determine whether someone is male or female. Determination is at birth, although it is not always straightforward. Genitalia, hormonal distribution, chromosomes (western scientific measures to make judgement between male and female) Gender: culturally constructed social roles, expectations, and learned behavior attributed to biological males or females. One of the most important statuses we occupy, that factors into our social identities. Nobody is born with a gender, it cannot be determined scientifically. Gender roles are culturally diverse; masculinity and femininity are things you learn to embody (men are aggressive and dominant, women are caring and compassionate). Hunter-gatherer societies often are socialized into similar roles (not different ones as in western culture) Some cultures have a third gender (two aboriginal groups in usa : cheyenne, Attributed people that are anatomically male but not categorized socially as men (or women); used to refer to someone that is two-spirited.
