Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Symbolic Interactionism, Urban Renewal, Fecundity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Demographic structure of society sex, gender, and sexual orientation. Media often portrays gender as binary female vs. male. Some intersex characteristics are born with both male and female characteristics due to hormones: gender a social construction, two factors identity and expression. Many possible combinations, ex. someone biological male and identify as male (cis-gender), or identify as female (trans-gender). Cis-gender male can express a socially male or female appearance. Some people are gender queer (not male or female), and can present as gender queer or identify as male/female: sexual orientation not dependent on sex/gender of a person. You can be attracted to any gender but only have sex with females, or any combination. If it is genetic, discrimination is as wrong as it is in race. If it isn"t and is a choice, still equally bad because race itself is a social construction. Restrictions on rights of homosexuals ex. marry or visit partner in hospital.