Doing Gender

Question 1

Sex

Answer 1

Used by social scientists and biological to refer to certain biological categories: female and male

Identifications is based on chromosomal patterns hormonal make up and genital structure

Question 2

Sex category

Answer 2

Soceity splits the genders into two different categories

(Think the boys side and girls side of Toys R US)

Question 3

Gender

Answer 3

Social not physiologial

Socially based & reinforced/legimated

Question 4

“Doing” Gender

Answer 4

Fine tuning, being accountable, aware of social situations and surroundings

Gender is a social activity: we “do” gender on an individual level but within a contecxt of a larger group

Question 5

Mirco/macro reasons

Answer 5

Macro reasons: encourage our complicity

Gender is upheld because of political power, religion, the control of scarce resources, economics and violence

Micro reasons: Manage our daily gendered selves

Self image and self worth relate to what we think of ourselves, our quelities and traits