Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sex Organ, Trans Man, Grammatical Gender

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1021F/G
• Professor: Dr. Chris Roulston

Document Summary

Sex: the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. [] the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished . Gender: either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior: . Distinguished on basis of primary sex characteristics (vagina / penis) Distinguished on basis of social presentation (femininity / masculinity) Don"t have access to sex outside of gender discourse. Not transman but does sometimes use masculine pronouns, he/she/they. Try to make sense of her own masculinity. Masculinity: 1) pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire. 2) having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness [] . Why is masculinity only associated with men. Masculinity is not a product of being male (same with women and feminity) See how masculinity is constructed in society.