Sociology A100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gender Binary, Genderqueer, Intersectionality
15 May 2020
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Gender and sex are related concepts but are not interchangeable. Sex: refers to biological differences between females and males, such as sex organs and chromosomes and secondary sexual features (breasts, adam"s apples) Instead of a gender binary, gender ideologies have changed to be understood as a spectrum or a complex of social identities. Gender fluidity, non-binary: males are, aggressive, dominant, independent, unemotional, tough, logical, females are, gentle, submissive, dependent, emotional, sensitive, home. Gender is learned and taught behavior, this learning/teaching process is called socialization: socialization is how people learn to function in society and understand themselves and relate to others. Gender as a performance: gender roles are thus performed and can involve costumes and behavioral styles that can either conform or resist stereotypical gender norms. Example: being a black, woman, marginalized as both a. Everyone has intersectional identities, this can lead to multiple.
