WSTA01H3 Lecture 5: Social Construction of Gender

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16 Jan 2012

School

UTSC

Department

Women's and Gender Studies

Course

WSTA01H3

Professor

Victoria Tahmasebi

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Gender differences are not the product of biological properties. Gender: the product of social structures and culture. Argued of gender is a product of social properties; attainted to the process of socialization; refers to the life long process of which people learn the characteristics of their group ( gender, culture, religion, ethnicity, etc) Gender :not a property of the individual. We"re not born of it, it os a product of social construction; on going, life long, complex process. Gender :the product of ongoing, multilevel processes of social construction and reconstruction. Interactional: the communication between individuals; they shape their gender thought feelings and actions in relation to each other; you don"t realize you"re a man or a women, always an interacting with others. Institutional: deals with the structural bases of society (ex. economy; banks, financial institutions = all together it creates economy but you don"t see it, but you can analysis it) (ex. family, equality, religion ,ect.

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23. Gender-based violence in the workplace can lead to which ofthe following harmful impacts on sex workersâ lives?

		PTSD and Depression
		STIs
		Drug abuse
		Sexual violence
		All of the above

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How is the concept of the "naturalization" of gender differences used and to what ends (in academic work on gender)?

		An increasingly popular scientific approach that demonstrates that these gender differences are based in biology rather than social processes.
		A critique of the ways in which ânaturalisticâ (physiological) explanations of gender difference are supported by culture, mass media, religion, knowledge systems (e.g., science and medicine).
		An important part of the self-help movement that shows that gender differences are normal, natural, and to be expected, that conflict arises out of the mistaken assumption that such differences can and should be changed, a set of exercises meant to help individuals come to terms with their inner essence.

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How are social constructions used to reinforce structural inequalities? Explain this and give at least two examples as evidence.

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To synthesize just means to combine various parts or elements to conclude. In a post of between 150 and 250 words, discuss the following prompt: Consider what your textbook says about "nature versus nurture" (Chapter 3) about gender (Chapters 3, 6, & 8). Synthesizing this material, compare and contrast the biological and cultural bases for gender differences. Is gender something we are born with, or is it more socially constructed?

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