SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Liberal Feminism, Simone De Beauvoir, Khanith
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Gender role socialization (part 2: gender role socialization* Feminist concentrate on reform not revolution *: sex vs. gender they considerated on sex and gender. The difference is that sex is biological and gender is a choice. Sex is male and female, gender is masculinity and femininity. Biological sex difference between male and female. Gender is the host of social, political an cultural and meanings given to the sex differences. Generally , there are distinguished characteristics , but intersexed who has reproductive and anatomy and don"t fit the female or male reproductive system. Intersex anatomy doesn"t show up with born, sometimes in puberty or problems with fertility. Western european doctors have not considered intersexed anatomy (attached to two genders, if intersexed people are worried) Policy was to cut first then ask questions later (moto) ^ in puberty however, can be very traumatic for them (suicide) To not make any assumption, pronouns should be avoided.