100960 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Homophobia, Erving Goffman, Biological Determinism

• School: UWS
• Department: University of Western Sydney
• Course: 100960
• Professor: Shane Hersey

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Lecture 17/04/18: a social construction is a phenomenon that is constructed or invented by members of a particular culture or society. Females are portrayed to be: maternalistic, shy, soft-spoken: males are portrayed to be: loud, bold, confronting (cid:862)f(cid:396)a(cid:373)ed a(cid:272)(cid:396)oss so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s of (cid:271)iolog(cid:455) a(cid:374)d a(cid:396)e al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s in flux and differ from one so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t to a(cid:374)othe(cid:396)(cid:863) i(cid:272)h(cid:373)o(cid:374)d 1996. Social rules and norms, how to act the part of a gender: homophobia: the invisible rules enforced in an environment can shape the behavior of others around you towards you. To be successful masculine or feminine, sustaining the act of a gender. Three dimensions to a social analysis of gender. Sex (biological), gender (cultural norms), sexuality (sexual orientation) and behavioral properties: gender emerges as a set of conventions which supports the normalizations of valuations people are supposed to behave. The e(cid:454)t(cid:396)e(cid:373)es a(cid:374)d li(cid:373)its to a (cid:858)po(cid:449)e(cid:396)ful(cid:859) (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) The elasticity of these expectations in modern society.