SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Genderqueer, Sex Segregation, Visible Minority
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The word race does not signify visible minorities (cid:858)white(cid:859) is a racial category that co(cid:373)es alo(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith pri(cid:448)ilege. Many whites defend against this as it comes off as they are racist: ex. Black and white volunteers attempt to board bus with no money for the trip. Bus drivers were twice as willing to let whites ride for free when compared to black volunteers discretionary benefit. Sex and gender: you are either black or white, male or female, too much binary thinking when it comes to gender and sexuality, sociology encourages non-binary thinking. Sex : biological differences between males and females. Gender: a social position and norms surrounding normative sex categories, a social standing. Gender is a social construct: our ideals of masculinity and feminity are very much a time and place social construct. All males used to be cheer leaders, now it is all female.
