ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Filiation, First Nations, Social Constructionism
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Sex and gender are not the same. Gender is not biologically and naturally constructed. Biological determinism: doesn"t matter what background, or time you come from man/ woman is man/woman. Social constructionism: gender identity dependent on your cultural or social content. Suggests we elaborate, define and mark what being a man or woman is. Can very depending on time, culture and social influences. Separation in gender begins at an early age. Boys are considered to be more aggressive, girls delicate. They have transformative potential, the person before the passage is no longer the same. Liminal is where you are when you are going through passage (i. e. the period where you"re pregnant) Egocentricism: a marker of an identity that is limited to him (nicole dawe) Sociocentric: the first marker, social relationship with somebody, then himself. (daughter of. Gary and donna, sister to kaylin, my name is nicole dawe)