IDENTITY: GENDER Flashcards

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What does Wilson state from a biological standpoint?

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The need to reproduce requires men to be more promiscuous literally ‘spreading the seed’.

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What does Parsons mean by ‘expressive’ and ‘instrumental’ roles?

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Females have an ‘expressive’ role as caregiver. Whereas, males have an ‘instrumental’ role as breadwinner.

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How is gender identity socially constructed according to feminists?

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By patriarchal male-dominated society.

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What did Hey state about friendship groups?

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Among teenage girls and looked at girls behaviour. Norms and values placed on teenage girls are heavily male-dominated.

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What did Mac an Ghaill mean by 3Fs?

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‘Fighting, football and fucking.”

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What is feminine identity?

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Often related to a submissive or passive role often related to a lack of self-confidence.

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What does Jackson mean by ladettes?

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Refers to masculine behaviour, such as smoking, drinking etc.

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What does Denscombe state about female-risk?

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Young women want to be seen as anything but the stereotype of a woman.

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What does Connell state about ranges of masculine identities?

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Hegemonic is the most common (dominant and aggressive). Subordinate masculinity linked to homosexual males and marginalised masculinity.

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What does Mac an Ghaill mean by ‘crisis of masculinity’?

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Loss of the breadwinner identity with the decline of traditional male industries.

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What did Canaan show through their research of working class men in Wolverhampton?

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Studied those who were employed and those who were long-term unemployed and found interesting differences in masculinity.

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What do postmodernists see gender as?

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Fluid.

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