WS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Heterosexism, Metrosexual, Craniometry
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Science and the social construction of difference february 3rd, 2020. Refers to the distinction if people as a result of biological, physical and genetic differences. Gender binary refers to toles, activities, attribute and expectations for masculine and feminine in heteropatriarchy gender tied to sex. Intersex = all non-normative bodily discrepancies in a heteropatriarchal society we assign sex/gender binaries intersex say we are not in-between we are our own thing intersex forced surgery = to fit into society"s binaries. Had ruler to measure genitals to tell if genitals unusual and in need of intervention. * intersex people often disrupt these binary models of understanding. * gender is learned and can deviate from your sex (ex. Two spirited people understand both masculine and feminine identities) Why understand heteropatriarchy? to understand why we have these binaries. Baby storm real life example of how gender is socially constructed resented having to explain genderless baby something that is not the norm.
