CRM/LAW C113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Michael Kimmel, Secondary Sex Characteristic, Serena Williams
30 Mar 2016
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03/30/2016 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Post has to reference to at least one reading; doesn"t have to be long (quality > quantity) Sex = biological or anatomical apparatus physical traits, sex organs, chromosomes, chemicals/hormones (male/female) Gender = cultural meanings attached to those differences (masculinity/femininity) Gender refers to the social classification masculine vs feminine and the characteristics that are affiliated with those categories. Tasks that are either of the two vary considerably to the society that is being studied. Ex) beliefs about women"s delicate nature (covered and protected, etc) kept them from playing sports; in our culture, people like. Serena williams or other female athletes they are biologically capable of strength and endurance. Ex) socially constructed beliefs about men not being suitable parents or not being primary parents of children == deprived fathers of having sole or joint custody; fathers are capable of raising healthy children (cid:1) From the moment of birth, males and females are treated differently.
