1. I found and have learned …
That all social interaction is gendered and guided by status, positions, and roles. I have also learned that when the status and role of male and female become stereotyped it could result in sexism or discrimination. In order to prevent such, feminism is a worldwide movement to end sexism by empowering women. They include: liberal feminism, cultural feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, etc.
2. I was surprised to know…
That the term sex refers to the biological component of male and female and gender is the social and psychological component. I’ve always thought those two terms were interchangeable. I believe that many people often confuse those terms.
3. I see how the chapter information relates to my life…
I see how the chapter information relates to my life that the way I dress, talk, and behave was determined by not my choice but by society. I would be called deviant if I was to behave opposite to or against it. Throughout my life, I am and will continue to be expected to behave in certain way as a male.
4. Discussion topic: “Why do men hold the most powerful economic and political positions across the globe?” “How would functionalist, conflict theorist, symbolic interactionist, and feminist answer to the above question?”
Chapter Evaluation form SOCIOLOGY 341 After my reading of the Chapter 2: Gender Development: Biology, Sexuality, and Health
1. I found and have learned …
Sex hormones shape the development of the brain and sex organs and determine how these organs will be activated. I have also learned that hormones play important roles in behavior but do not cause male aggression.
2. I was surprised to know…
Those Infants born with ambiguous sex traits such as hermaphrodites or intersex may go into sex reassignment