SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Equal Pay For Equal Work, Glass Ceiling, Hostile Work Environment
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Sex versus gender intersexed babies born with ambiguous genitals because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause. Sex - depends on whether you were born with distinct make or female genitals & a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproductive system. Gender comprises the feelings, attitudes, & behaviours typically associated with being male or female. Gender identity your identification with, or sense of belonging to, a particular sex, biologically, psychologically & socially. You adopt a gender role when you behave according to widely shared expectations about how males and females are supposed to act. Essentialism a school of thought that views gender differences as a reflection of biological differences between women and men. Sociobiologists & evolutionary psychologists humans instinctively try to ensure that their genes are passed on future generations.
