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    The document discusses the social construction of gender. It defines sex as a biological category based on chromosomes and biology, while gender is a sociological category describing the attitudes and behaviors expected of men and women. It notes that gender is socially constructed through day to day interactions and the stratification of power and status between men and women. Gender roles, relations, and identities are manifested through the social construction of appropriate roles, relations between the sexes, and self-perception based on societal definitions of gender.

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    The document discusses the social construction of gender. It defines sex as a biological category based on chromosomes and biology, while gender is a sociological category describing the attitudes and behaviors expected of men and women. It notes that gender is socially constructed through day to day interactions and the stratification of power and status between men and women. Gender roles, relations, and identities are manifested through the social construction of appropriate roles, relations between the sexes, and self-perception based on societal definitions of gender.

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    The document discusses the social construction of gender. It defines sex as a biological category based on chromosomes and biology, while gender is a sociological category describing the attitudes and behaviors expected of men and women. It notes that gender is socially constructed through day to day interactions and the stratification of power and status between men and women. Gender roles, relations, and identities are manifested through the social construction of appropriate roles, relations between the sexes, and self-perception based on societal definitions of gender.

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    Social Construction of Gender

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    Social Construction

    of Gender
    Daryl Aleonar Cortes, Dev. Ed. D.
    What are the differences between
    women and men, as to these
    perceived differences based on

    •Biological;
    •Social;
    •Cultural or Religious Beliefs?
    What are the similarities between
    women and men, as to these
    perceived similarities based on
    •Biological;
    •Social;
    •Cultural or Religious Beliefs?
    SEX GENDER
    • biological category • sociological category
    • XX (female) or XY • masculine
    (male) • feminine
    • chromosomes • “man”
    • eggs or sperm • “woman”
    • facial hair
    • breasts
    • “female, male
    Gender and Gender Identity
    Gender Gender Identity
    • describes societal • degree to which an
    attitudes and individual sees herself or
    behaviors expected himself as feminine or
    of and associated masculine based on
    with the two sexes. society’s definitions of
    appropriate gender roles.
    Joy and Jay are sister and brother. Joy is
    invited by a neighbor to an all girl
    birthday party. Jay wishes to go, but
    the neighbor said that he can’t go
    because he’s a boy. What would you
    tell Jay if you were his parent?
    Gender as a Social Construction
    • Process = day to day interactions reinforce
    gender as opposites. For examples,
    conversations, rituals of daily life, sayings, etc

    • Stratification = Men as a group have more


    status and power than women as a group.
    Women are treated as “other,” and compared to
    men.

    • Structure = Gender divides work in the home


    and economic production. It legitimates those in
    authority and organizes sexuality and emotional
    Manifestation of gender differences can
    be found in Construction of
    Roles
    What women and Men do
    Relations
    How women and men relate to each other
    Identity
    How women and men perceive
    themselves
    Gender Roles
    • A gender role is a set of social and
    behavioral
    • norms that are generally considered
    appropriate for either a man or a woman in a
    social or interpersonal relationship.

    • Gender roles adopted during childhood


    normally continue into adulthood.
    How does our conception of
    gender affect work?
    • Products created for different tasks
    • Expectations for different jobs
    • Value for the tasks done
    • Gender displays both men and women
    create to control the workplace.
    Gender Bias
    • Society produces bias that is structured on
    the basis of gender identities. Patriarchy
    strengthens the gender bias and
    recognizes the society as a male dominated
    space. Thus, women face bias from the
    dominant patriarchal society.
    Patriarchy
    • a form of social organization in which men
    dominate women.
    • Promotes patri-locality and patrilineage
    • Controls sexuality, fertility and labor of
    women
    • Promotes double standard of sexual
    morality
    Power of Patriachy flows from
    • Family
    • Proverb
    • Religion
    • Kinship Network
    • Custom-tradition
    • Education System
    • Media
    • State-Laws, criminal justice system,
    administration
    • Leisure-time activities
    Gender at Work
    HE's having lunch with the boss.
    He's on his way up.

    SHE's having lunch with the boss.


    They must be having an affair.
    The boss criticized HIM.
    He'll improve his performance.
    The boss criticized HER.
    She'll be very upset.
    HE got an unfair deal.
    Did he get angry?
    SHE got an unfair deal.
    Did she cry?
    HE's getting married.
    He'll get more settled.
    SHE's getting married.
    She'll get pregnant and leave
    HE's going on a business trip.
    It's good for his career.
    SHE's going on a business trip.
    What does her husband say?

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