PS287 Chapter 1: PS287 Chapter 1 Notes
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Sex only has two categories: categories are mutually exclusive, we are immediately exposed to members of both categories, sex is distinct from gender. Sex refers to the biological categories of female and male. Gender social categories of male and female. Categories distinguished from another by set of psychological features and role attributes society has assigned to biological category of sex: e. g. emotionality is trait assigned to women (in u. s. ) Each society has its own ideas about how men/women should act: personality and appearance. Sex-related behaviour implies behaviour corresponds to sex, but does not say anything about cause/etiology of the difference. Gender role role refers to social position accompanied by a set of norms/expectations. Gender role refers to expectations that go along with being male vs. female. Men expected to be masculine, women feminine. Masculinity traits, behaviours and interests that society has assigned to male gender role. Femininity traits, behaviours and interests assigned to female gender role.
