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Sex and Gender
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Sex
• The “biological characteristics” of a person• sex organs related to
reproduction• XY Chromosomes
• physical features (more evident in puberty)
• They distinguish us as: “male or female”
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Gender• The “social characteristics” that a society considers
proper• Determines femininity and masculinity• We “learn” these characteristics from society
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•You inherit your sex but you learn your gender….. •What does society teach you?• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9_w2zmIyOk&feature=related• Mona Lisa Smile – Gender roles • Watson (Julia Roberts) strongly encourages her students to be
independent women, seeing their potential to be more than subservient accessories to a man’s household.
• Examples of current gender bias in advertisement:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djDBMryseB0
• Clorox – Who’s job is the laundry? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE
• Old Spice
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Gender is a Master Status• No matter where we
go in life we carry the label of male or female• These labels carry
“images” and “expectations” • guides our behavior• Serves as the basis for
power and privilege
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*Barbie and GI Joe are examples of gender-based toys because they reinforce cultural and societal norms and roles.
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Extreme pictures of kids and their stuff!
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Job Segregation
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How do sociologists view behavior? • Majority argue that gender-related behavior
is not primarily the result of biology. • Look more at the culture for clues.
• Sociologists have concluded that while biological characteristics exist, they can be modified through social experiences. • Men and women can learn to be submissive
or aggressive.
***Males are:• 10% taller than females• 20% heavier than females• 30% stronger, especially in their upper bodies• Females life expectancy is 79.5 while males is
74.1 years
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Babe Ruth• In the 1930’s Babe Ruth was making $100,000 a year as a
professional baseball player. It took 40 years before a female athlete would earn $100,000.
• Is this difference in salaries an example of patriarchy or capitalism?
• Can you name the female athlete and the sport in which she competed?
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Traditional Gender TraitsMale
Dominant Independent Intelligent Competent Rational Assertive Strong Brave Ambitious Active Competitive Insensitive Sexually aggressive Attractive because of achievement
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Traditional Gender TraitsFemale
• Submissive• Emotional• Intuitive• Cooperative• Content• Sex object• Dependent• Incapable• Receptive• Passive• Cooperative• Sensitive• Attractive because of physical appearance
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• http://digital.films.com/play/D3QJRP
• http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2012/09/the-secret-life-of-boys.html
• http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/02/20/yes-were-still-gendering-everything/