SYG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Xyy Syndrome, Gender Pay Gap, Intersex
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Gender = social cultural characteristics= feminine vs. masculine = behavior = learned (according to sociologists) - born with characteristics of both sexes or with ambiguous genitalia. - when a person"s gender identity does not match their anatomy; some may adopt the social characteristics of the other sex. - when a person"s gender identity does not match their identity, so they have surgery or take hormones to change biologically into the other sex. Gender socialization: definition: learning gender at birth & continuing to do gender throughout our lives, home, school. Gender structure: definition: how gender inequality is built into social institutions, heterosexual couples, second shift: housework and childcare. - women: 61: role overload: stressed out due to too many responsibilities, explanations for second shift. *feminist theory: women doing the second shift reinforces and expresses gender inequality.
