SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Alison Bechdel, Bechdel Test, Gender Role
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Move assignment part 2 under online lectures on blackboard. Movie assignment due dec 4, hard & online copy. Virtually everything in our lives is gendered (everything is filtered through gender lenses) People distinguish between males and females genders evaluated differently. Gender is an integral part of the daily experiences of both women and men. Boys and girls are not identical at birth, genetic and hormonal differences launch them down different development paths. Differences are amplified by our gender infused culture. Concept used by neurologists to explain why experience regularly changes brain structure and behaviour. Your brain is what you do with it. Every task (reading, running, debating, laundry, kissing, etc, reinforces active brain circuits at the expense of other inactive ones. What name do sociologists give to the attitudes, behaviour, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned through the socialization process.
