SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stonewall Riots, Heterosexuality
Ch. 8 Gender
Sex and Gender
• Sex- the division of human bodies based on biological differences in
reproductive organs
• How do they differ?
o Chromosomes
o Gonads
o Genitalia
o Secondary Sex Characteristics
• Gender- a social position; the set of social arrangements that are built around
normative sex categories
• The meanings attached to sex differences within a cause
• Gender Identify- a person conception of themselves as male or female
Social Construction of Sex
• Bodies are not just either male or female (binary)
• More of an ideal than an absolute
• Intersex
o Frequency
o Corrective surgery
• Third Genders
o Trans/transgender
o Queer/Non-binary
o Nadle
o Two-spirited
• Gender is a social institution: it establishes patterns of expectations for
people, orders our daily lives, and is one of the fundamental building blocks
of society
• All societies have gender roles
Deceptive Distinctions
• Many of the differences we observe are not directly related to our biology
• They arise out of the result of different positions men and women occupy
Girls Throw Like Girls
• Throwing gap- one of the biggest differences between sexes
• By age 4, it is 3x higher than any other motor function
Sexuality
• Desire/Arousal
• Sexual preference
• Sexual behavior
• Gender/sexual identity
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Document Summary
Social construction of sex: bodies are not just either male or female (binary, more of an ideal than an absolute. Deceptive distinctions: many of the differences we observe are not directly related to our biology, they arise out of the result of different positions men and women occupy. Girls throw like girls: throwing gap- one of the biggest differences between sexes, by age 4, it is 3x higher than any other motor function. Sexuality: desire/arousal, sexual preference, sexual behavior, gender/sexual identity, sex is a behavior not an identity. The late 19th century: act of sodomy becomes synonymous wit the person who preforms it, 1869- homosexual, 1890- heterosexual, homosexuals are criminals. The early to mid 20th century: psychologists step in, homosexuality is a mental illness. Stonewall riots: manhattan 1969, loaded up drag queens started fighting back, 3 days long riot. Removal from dsm: 1973- homosexuality removed from the dsm, 58% approved, 38% opposed, this america life.
