Gender & Queer Theory

Question 1

Gender vs. Sex

Answer 1

Gender: social construct (feminine/masculine)
Sex: biological-phisiological differences (Female/male)

Question 2

Judith Butler

Answer 2

The construct of gender Identity is very fragile, things have to be done again and again (repetitive re-enactments)
performative constructs are used in gender performances -> subconscious

Question 3

Raewyn Connell

Answer 3

multiple masculinities/femininities
only one hegemonic version in reinforced by gender ideology
hegemonic masculinity (toxic masculinity: dominant over femininities and other masculinities)
emphasized femininity (does not exercise institutional or structural power and negate other femininities as hagemonic masculinity does)
hm and ef work well together
structural problem not to be blamed on anyone specific
men vs. woman:
- active/passive public/privatrational/emotional work/family

Question 4

Republican Motherhood

Answer 4

responsibility of the children is clearly put on woman, especially male children
purity
submissiveness
domesticity
first woman movement started to form in that time (wasn’t shown though)

Question 5

The nuclear family

Answer 5

very close and happy family
are depicted as a unit
role of woman (mother+wife)

Question 6

The feminine mystique

Answer 6

woman being seen as wifes and should stay at home

Question 7

intersectionality

Answer 7

understanding the interaction of different forms of disadvantage and inequality. focusing on the linkages between categories such as race and gender
identity politics frequently ignores intrafroup differences

Question 8

Beyond the gender Binary

Answer 8

expanding geder categories (third gender)
moving beyond gender (society without gender categories)
gender pluralism (range along a continuum)

Question 9

Heteronormativity

Answer 9

compulsory heterosexuality
the concept that heterosexuality is the preferred or normal mode of sexual orientation

Question 10

homonormativity

Answer 10

living a life within the general norms of heteronormativity only as member of the LGBTQ+ movement -> assimilation

Question 11

gender

Answer 11

social construct
fluid -> different ways to live it
one discursive label -> categorizes humans
gender is not fixed, its a product of sequeunce of practices and characteristics

Question 12

Erwin Goffman

Answer 12

gender displays: ideal types of femininity and masculinity as negotiated by a culture

Question 13

Womans activism

Answer 13

3 feminist waves
voting
critique of representation, participation in economy
individuality, diersity

Question 14

Queer movement

Answer 14

suspicious of political representation
rejects identity politics
both against hetero- and homonormativity