SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Stereotype, Michel Foucault, Family Values
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Extension of hate crimes legislation to include those perceived as a sexual. 366) minority, extension of this protects not only monitories but also multiclurtilauism in canada: disproportionate harm. Exceeds harm inflicted on individuals, has as its goal to intimidate or injure an entire community. Logic behind increased hate crime punishment: bill being introduced to include gender identity and expression in hate crimes legislation. Gender identity: the gender that a person feels him or herself to be. Sometimes gender identity is concordant with one"s assigned sex at birth, and sometimes one"s gender identity is more fluid, or can be opposite to one"s sex of rearing. Sexual orientation: how we express our gender (as masculine, feminine, tomboys, or androgynous, as butch , straight , etc, the identification of individuals as heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual based on their emotional and sexual attractions, relationships, self-identity and lifestyle.
