Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Alterity, Genderqueer, Ethnography
2 Nov 2015
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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 . 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) Don"t have access to sex because of clothing, etc. Only able to get access to biological categories through gender discourses, through what is gender and through sexual differences (femininity / masculinity) Judith/jack huberstan quite gender flexible, don"t care about the use of female or male pronouns, trying to make sense of 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 [] . Need to divorce masculinity from men, don"t want to see it as synonymous.
