SOC101 Lecture Notes - Intersectionality, Hidden Curriculum, Social Exchange Theory
15 Dec 2012
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Sex: determination of male/female on the basis of a set of socially agreed upon biological criteria. The division of human population is a binary construction: there are two categories in which we distinguish by (groups are polar opposites) hence the name opposite sex . i. e. a person is either female or female. Gender relations: organizing principles that shape and order interactions between as well as the relative social importance of women and men. Transgender: an umbrella term for a range of people who do not fit into normative and constructions of sex and gender. Transsexual: person who undergoes sex reassignment which may include surgeries. Hegemonic masculinity: normative ideal of dominant structures. Emphasized femininity: based on compliance with women"s subordination to men. Child rearing practices start at birth; a mother will respond to their baby girls cry faster than their baby boy"s cry. Through hidden curriculum girls will learn that they are not as important as boys.
