SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Performativity, Judith Butler, Rulemaking

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

Gender: refers to psychological, social and cultural differences between males and females: low levels of testosterone does not mean the individual is no longer male. Some researchers believe that differences between women and men are innate. Men have taken part in hunting and warfare. In sociology, we are calling attention to the performance of gender and the assumptions that go along with that. Aggressiveness varies widely from culture to culture the extent to which it manifests itself and its social value within that context. Studies show that there are biological factors implicated in genetics, hormones, and brain physiology. However, theories cannot ignore the significance of the social in both how human behavior is shaped and how it is understood. The learning or male- and female-type roles and practices through social agents such as the family and the media: toys and clothing colors that are appropriate for boy and girl babies, expectation of behaviours amongst different genders.