2Sex and Gender - Lecture notes 2 PDF

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Gender & Society - Dr. Claudia Malacrida...

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Sex Sex is the biological basis for a hierarchal, binary, system. Here, there is often an assumption that there are only two sexes - male and In fact, as Anne Faust-Sterling will describe, there are at least five na occurring sexes. Our assumptions that male and female are different are false. CIS gender - you are born and line up with the stereotypes and expectation making yourself privileged. Eg. You are born female, identify as female, as and present yourself as a female. There are ideals of averages The average man is bigger than a woman, the average man is strong a woman, etc. There is a certain amount of men who fit this. Then th those who do not quite fit into that bell curve. There are then women are stronger, taller, bigger, than most men. The reality is these are assumptions that we have culturally. The biological difference thus form social differences. We assume th two sexes are mutually exclusive are not indeed exclusive. Gender This is the social cultural aspects of femininity and masculinity. It is also characterized as mutually exclusive, binary, and hierarchical. We assume that, even if masculine and feminine behaviour is leaned is suited to our biology. Masculinity This is characterized by strength,the fact that they are providers, they are bigger than woman, they are nonemotional, aggressive, assertive, stoic, etc. We associate these qualities with leadership. Femininity This is characterized by the fact that women are emotio embodied by their femininity, passive-submissive, depe small, fragile, nurturing, monogamous, needy, The ideal woman is childlike. Variations There are societies in which alternative genders have been encourag not positions that are highly respected or honoured that they have th of ambiguity. Sexuality Sexuality is not just procreation, but pleasure. It is any activity that produce...