SOCI 1010 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Dominant Privilege ContinuedII. Gender – The Big DealIII. DefinitionsOutline of Current Lecture I. Definitions ContinuedII. Explanation for DifferencesIII. 4 Steps of SocializationCurrent LectureI. Definitions Continued:1. Gender Roles: “What do I need to do to be perceived by society as a male or female?”i. Behaviors, tasksii. Ex. Clothing, sports that we play (women = volleyball/ men = football) 2. Gender Identity: “Who am I?” Who you see yourself as. May or may not match your sexi. Has nothing to do with society. All about the individual.3. Gender attribution: cues we use to recognize someone’s genderi. Physical, behavioral, textural, mythic4. Transgender: umbrella term – gender identity does not match biological sex5. Cisgender: when your physicality matches your gender identity in the way societysays it should6. Transexual: medically meaningful. Typically this term also falls under “transgender” 7. Sexual orientation: sexual, emotional, romantic attractionsi. NOT the same as gender! 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.ii. We misuse sexual orientation as a cueII. Explanation for Differences:1. Biological v. Social explanationi. “The Social Construction of Gender” ii. Society helps create differences in gender, we learn from our influences and interactions with othersiii. Not always conscious learning1. Example: Marathon world records: overtime, the gap between women and men gets closer. Why? Not because our physical bodies have changed, but because it is more socially acceptable now for females to run and be athleticiv. General Argument: Gender differences, not sex differences. Roles are taught and learned. III. Four Steps of Socialization:1. Assigned to a categoryi. Doctor uses visible genitalia2. Gender is made visiblei. Gender markers1. Ex. Earrings in baby girls, bows, clothing, colors, names3. Treated differently by othersi. If a little girl falls on the playground, people are more likely to comfort herand ask if she is okay than if a boy falls (you may tell him he is okay and tokeep playing)4. Take on different roles/responsibilitiesi. Different chores, males opening doors,
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