SOCY 101 Lecture 8: Chapter 8-gender and roles
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Intersexual- born with an ambiguous set of genitals; 1-2% of all live births: sexuality, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, gender- how you identify, a gender ideal exaggerates the characteristics that make so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e the (cid:862)perfe(cid:272)t(cid:863) male or female. Masculinity: the physical, behavioral, mental, or emotional traits believed to be characteristic of men. Femininity: the physical, behavioral, mental, or emotional traits believed to be characteristic of females. 3 ways to (cid:862)do(cid:863) ge(cid:374)der: identity- (cid:862)a ge(cid:374)der(cid:863), (cid:373)i(cid:272)ro, interactions- micro, institutions-macro, how our gender differentiates on an institutional level, difference in pay between men and women. Gender roles: beha(cid:448)ioral (cid:374)or(cid:373)s assu(cid:373)ed to a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y o(cid:374)e"s status as a (cid:373)ale or female, appearance, activities, behaviors, aspirations, sex role theory- men-breadwinners, women- housewives. Influenced by polarized definitions of masculinity and femininity. In the news: fra(cid:374)(cid:272)e to (cid:271)a(cid:374) (cid:862)super ski(cid:374)(cid:374)y(cid:863) (cid:373)odels (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)5(cid:895) Ideology that one sex is superior to the other: basis for judgement, matriarchy, patriarchy. Male domination through social institutions and cultural practices.
