SOC275H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hegemonic Masculinity, Masculinity, Invisibility
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Gender refers to the meanings that are attached to those differences within a culture. In other words, sex is male and female; gender is masculinity and femininity- what it means to be a man or a woman: whereas biological sex varies little, gender varies enormously. Making gender visible for both women and men: a dramatic transformation in thinking about gender has occurred over the past 30 years. We have been made aware of the centrality of gender in shaping social life: today, gender has joined race and class in our understanding of the foundations of an individual"s identity. Rarely, if ever, do we see a course that examines the lives of men as men. Invisibility is a privilege in another sense- as a luxury. Only white people in our society have the luxury not to think about race every minute of their lives.
