SSCI 1300U Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hegemonic Masculinity, Y Chromosome, Femininity
13 Jun 2018
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January 30, 2018
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Lecture 4
Sex versus gender
• Sex and Gender are regularly confused and swapped out for one another
• These terms do not inherently mean the same thing as each other, despite their regular
misuse
• What do you think the differentiation is between Sex and Gender?
o Sex is biological and gender is what you feel you are
Sex
• Biological distinction between male and female
• Y chromosome must be present in order for someone to be considered male
• Particular hormones must be present within the sexes for sexual maturity to be
achieved
Gender
• Culturally learned masculinity and femininity
• Social construction versus biological assignment
Masculinity
• Qualities that should eist i a tpial a
• Emphasis on power, assertiveness, etc.
• Manliness
• Is socially defined, so it is quite possible for both women and men to be masculine.
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• What does the term masculine mean to you?
Hegemonic Masculinity
• Traditional aspects of masculinity – The Ideal Ma
o Proidig for oes fail – Being the Breadwinner
o Competitive and being more successful than others
o Unwilling to admit weakness or show emotion
o Often homophobic – or at least unappreciative of anything outside of the norm
of the ideal a
• What do you think about hegemonic masculinity?
Femininity
• Qualities that should eist i a tpial oa
• Emphasis on empathy, sensitivity, etc.
• Is socially defined, so it is quite possible for both women and men to be feminine
• What does the term feminine mean to you?
• How might social definitions of gender relate to sexuality?
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