Soc 001 1st Edition Lecture 33 Outline of Last Lecture I Gender II Sex III Clicker Question Outline of Current Lecture IV Definition of Sex V Definition of Gender VI Primary sexual differences VII Secondary sexual differences Current Lecture We overemphasize sex and ignore gender Incorrect assumption Leads us to make incorrect judgments about what makes and females can and can t naturally do Sex is o Innate o Biological o Unchanging as a human race o Manipulated only surgically chemically Gender is o Learned o Social expectations o Changes time and place o Can be manipulated Clicker Question 1 Gender is not the same as sex For one thing sex remains the same over time and between cultures while gender varies Primary vs Secondary sexual differences o Primary Genitalia o Secondary Mammary glands no mammary glands Women sometimes get boob jobs while men workout to get pecks Curved hips straight hips Size sexual dimorphism Strength and muscle size density Hirsuteness hairiness These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Hormones estrogen testosterone both have both Clicker Question 2 Hirsuteness amount of body hair is a secondary sexual characteristic Before Soc 001 We mix up gender learned differences with sex innate differences o We get them confused and assume sex differences ARE gender differences and vice versa o Incorrect assumptions o Incorrect judgments Even obvious secondary sex differences o Vary greatly between individuals of the same sex Height differences Weight differences o Can be reversed between sexes Women are supposed to be skinny and men muscular so skinny men are seen as deviant o Often are not all that different between sexes Women can be tall or muscular men can be short and skinny o Are changeable Permanent hair removal Sex changes surgically Clicker Question 3 On average adult males humans are taller than adult females But there are many many exceptions to this Thus sexual dimorphism in humans is a o Tendency not an iron clad rule Gender is something we do Sex is something we are and increasingly do
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