Module 9 - Gender and Sexualities

Question 1

what does essentialism suggest ?

Answer 1

the biological roots of sex lead to differences in gender and sexuality

Question 2

what’s the argument about sex being rooted in biology?

Answer 2

if its rooted in biology, why has it changed over time? if it was rooted in biology we wouldn’t be seeing different gender norms

Question 3

what is gender ideology

Answer 3

ideas about what constitutes appropriate masculine and feminine roles and behaviours

Question 4

explain gender socialization from birth

Answer 4

right from birth we begin to be socialized, whether its flowers on a headband of a little girl or a blue shirt for a little boy

Question 5

explain gender socialization in education

Answer 5

things like the hidden curriculum and boys vs girls having different behavioural expectations in schools.

Question 6

explain gender devision within the media

Answer 6

Gender divisions are being reflected and reinforced in different forms of media. Notions of masculinity and femininity are enforced through media through commercials or other things. Women are often more sexualized than men in our media

Question 7

how does gender in society relate to bodies?

Answer 7

how we present or bodies, efforts to shape them, and how we interpret others bodies are all accomplished socially. the way we feel about ourselves is largely affected by what others may think about our bodies

Question 8

explain performing gender

Answer 8

everyday we perform our gender and even reconstruct and reinforce forms of gender and gender norms. Normative gender roles are rarely challenged, as it is socially constructed

Question 9

Explain the gender labour force (2)

Answer 9

there is OCCUPATIONAL GENDER SEGREGATION. even though it is not specified, there are clearly jobs (socially) that men should do and jobs that women should do. GENDER WAGE GAP is the difference between mens and women’s earnings

Question 10

what is pink ghetto?

Answer 10

plays into OCCUPATIONAL SEX SEGREGATION is how women are being lead into the less paying jobs. the pink ghetto is refereed to a set of jobs that are “women’s jobs”. Leading women into jobs that pay less. but what’s the value of the jobs the women are doing?

Question 11

explain the sociology of housework

Answer 11

society benefits from the idea that women stay home and are caregivers. there I so much invisible work that women and mothers do, and none of it involves pay. Domestic labour is not being considered as labour

Question 12

explain the second shift

Answer 12

we are caught in a stalled revolution. women are entering the workforce but it is just like women are taking on a second job. it doesn’t stop them from doing unpaid labour.

Question 13

What is Heteronormativity

Answer 13

normalization of heterosexual relationships. the belief that sex has to be perfectly aligned with gender

Question 14

explain the sexual double standard

Answer 14

violations of gender norms. girls can’t be a whore but guys are almost praised for it