COMM 324 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sexual Orientation, Heterosexuality, Liberal Feminism
6 Aug 2016
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Communication: a conscious or unconscious intentional or unintentional process which feelings and ideas are expressed as verbal and/or non-verbal messages that are sent, received, and comprehended. Gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, education level. Instead a person develops understandings by using experiences and interactions with others. A social mechanism, phenomenon or category created and developed by society, a perception of an individual, group, or idea that is constructed through cultural or social practice. Sex & gender are expected by society to go together. Grows out of cultural ideas that stipulate the social meanings and expectation of each sex. Conventional views of both sex and gender are challenged by people who define themselves as gender queer/non-conforming. Cis, prefix = person who fits conventional categories (what is considered normal) Trans, prefix = cross from gender identity assigned at birth. Transgender refers to individuals who feel their biologically assigned sex doesn"t match their true identity.
