SMF204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gender Role, Ego Ideal, Mangaia

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
• Course: SMF204
• Professor: B J Rye

Document Summary

And gender identity; self concept of being female or male; identity self-construct gender role; complex clusters of behaviors/mannerisms to which we are expected to conform on the basis of our sex. Gender roles can change depending on culture; ie normal for men to hold hands in italy, but odd here. ie clothing in department stores, blue vs pink. Behavior for reproduction and/or pleasure erotic feelings; desires, fantasies, thoughts, urges, attractions (motivational part of sex) sexual organs as above, sexuality involves identity, an integral part of who we are. How we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings (gender, gender identity, gender roles, sexual orientation). These approaches would draw different conclusions about the same phenomenon: defines right and wrong in terms of effects on individuals and others. Behavior of groups in the population of society as a whole: effects on demographics on behaviors (eg. age, sex, socioeconomic status- Ses/class: method: survey, interviews, observations (ie. field research)