SOCI 1001 Final: SOCI 1001 Final Exam Review
10 Dec 2016
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Sex: the biological characteristics of female & male: assigned at birth, one"s biological status as either male or female, associated with physical attributes (chromosomes, hormone prevalence + external & internal anatomy, binary sex system. Being intersex relates to biological sex characteristics. Intersex individuals are born with sex characteristics (including genitalia & chromosomal patterns) that don"t fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. Distinct from a person"s sexual orientation & gender identity. Gender: the roles & characteristics society associates with being male & female: ideas of masculinity & femininity, distinction made legally, binary concept of gender universal, binary gender system is achieved through socialization. How we"re socialized as individuals = one of the most powerful ways in which binary gender system is reproduced in a society. Ex. reinforcing colour to a certain gender (pink for girls, blue for boys) Germany & australia have a third gender option on passports indeterminate/unspecified .
