WMN: February 23rd ( data: 2010-02-23 20:39:37   /   wyświetleń: 315   /   autor: chelimerri   /   pobierz notatkę na dysk )

When does a sex category become a gender status?

Why does our society need to differentiate gender categories?


What is gender ranking?
stratification, identifying one gender as more valuable than the other.
employment, respect, 1000 derogatory words for women

Lorber's thesis?

Two Sexes are not enough:

Parents have children with ambiguous sexuality choose one or the other.

Sterling: doctors and parents shouldn't choose for the child.

Intersex: Hermafrodite, when children are born; birth issues 

Transgender: Feeling you are another sex than you are, physically

Transsexual: changing your physical body

Transvestite: Wearing clothing that is associated with the opposite sex

Toys 'R' Us: reinforcing the gender stereotypes

If boys play with boy stuff it will be gay
...boys can't wear make-up evidently
im scared for the future

Are you comfortable with ambiguity?

Defining gender makes women subordinate.
hooray :D

conform?
expand?
what does it mean to be human and not fit into the box? what would happen if we stopped doing gender?