CMN 2173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Communicative Action, Frankfurt School, Jürgen Habermas

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2173
• Professor: Dina Salha

Document Summary

Codes of gender: identity and performance in pop culture. Argument that there is nothing natural about gender identity [rather it is a process where we take on attributes that are viewed as connected to our gender] Difference of definition between sex and gender: sex: what is between your legs , gender: what is between your ears . Attributes that are stereotypically defined as masculine or feminine. Middle sex genders are recognized in certain cultures (ex. in india individuals are recognized as neither male or female: accepted as opposed to being marginalized. The two-gender distinctions highlight the differences (dominate attributes) of each sex as opposed to highlighting their similarities as well: gender display: the process whereby we perform the roles expected of us by social convention. Example of gender being connected to the way we walk (i. e. masculine and strong vs. feminine and sexual)