ANTH 331 Lecture : Lecture 1
24 Mar 2012
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The cultural meaning given to an individual"s physical sex (lang, The socially and culturally produced ideas about the differences between females and males in a particular society (lees, 2009:5) When talking about males/females: talking about sex. Masculinity/femininity: gender- not biologically driven, not fixed. But gender is not the same thing as sex. Gender components: definitions: gender identity: reflects the persons subjectively (inner) felt experiences of being masculine , feminine, or ambivalent. Not what society says, this is what you feel. Prescriptive gender stereotypes: of what it means to be m/f/a, set by society. Feminine: warm & kind, wholesome, interest in children, expresses emotion, loyal, spiritual, sensitive. What do males and females actually do in society: talking about physical exterior; your job, you performing in public world. Pink collar jobs : tend to be jobs where you find more women than men, clerical, administrative, sales & services.
