[SOCI 1040] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 64 pages long Study Guide!
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Gender: socially-constructed meanings of man and woman; masculinity and femininity. Sex/gender are normal and natural because society has created/enforced. Create divisions to find a sense of identity by being one and not the other. Gender difference: the belief that differences between men and women is more significant than among men and. He"s a lawyer vs. she"s a female lawyer vs. he"s a black lawyer etc. Hegemonic masculinity = idealized masculinity; emphasized femininity: idealized femininity. Gendered is a verb - process that"s always happening and we"re always doing it. The human paradox: culture of gender shapes the destiny based on opportunity and experience. Using biology as an excuse and rationalization for why there are these differences bell hooks. White women ignore the racial issues of equality; assume all are equal when they are not. Meanings attached to sex (m/f) within a culture. Varies across cultures meaning different things to different people.
