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    Cited: Bose‚ Christine and Whaley‚ Rachel. “Sex Segregation in the U.S. Labor Force.” Feminist Frontiers‚ 9th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill‚ 2011. Print. Connell‚ R.W. “Masculinities and Globalization.” Feminist Frontiers‚ 9th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill‚ 2011. Print. Thompson‚ Becky. “A Way Outa No Way.” Feminist Frontiers‚ 9th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill‚ 2011. Print.

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    Section Two: Theoretical Perspectives Learning Objectives • To differentiate between gender and sex. • To explain the processes societies use to construct gender. • To learn about gender as a social institution that privileges men over women. • To become familiar with how social institutions‚ like medicine‚ contribute to the construction of gender. • To become familiar with intersexual and transgender experiences. • To understand how various structures and unjust

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    GAD 301 GENDER ANALYSIS – CRITICAL CROSS- CULTURAL APPROACHES Course leader: Haldis Haukanes Literature: Books: Connell‚ R.‚ 2009. Gender. Cambridge‚ Polity Press. Chapters 1‚3‚4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 Articles and Book Chapters: Annfelt‚ Trine. 2008. The ‘new’ father: gender equality as discursive resource for family policies. In: Melby‚ Ravn and Wetterberg‚ Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Bristol: The policy Press‚ pp 119-134 (15 pages) Arnfred

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    It is only until that barrier is broken‚ much like in tennis and mixed martial arts‚ that women’s football will feel equal. Theories of hegemonic muscularity‚ the gender classification model and patriarchy still exist in football because there has been little to change people’s opinions. If a widely popular team like Manchester United are not willing to believe in women’s football‚ then it’ll

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    performative and constructed through the repetition of gendered behaviours and gender characteristics. Thus‚ gender is something that an individual ‘does’ rather than ‘is’. Individuals can either do masculinity or femininity‚ and it is a patriarchal ideal that it is biological men who should do masculinity and biological females who should do femininity (Butler 1990). Drag acts can potentially draw attention to the imitative nature of gender through their parodic repetition of gender norms. Drag queens

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    Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess explanations for apparent gender differences in involvement in crime (21 marks) Official records show an overwhelming predominance of males compared with females committing crimes. Heidensohn criticised the male dominance known as “malestream criminology” (a term used to describe the fact that make ways of thinking have dominated criminology) and suggested 4 possible reasons why: 1) Male dominance offenders: due to the dominance of male offenders

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    Sham Aziz Examine the ways in which sociologists can contribute to our understanding of how social identity is shaped by gender. The term identity refers to who we are; this is made up of how we see ourselves and how others see us. Gender is the term which describes the cultural expectations attached to a person’s sex. Social identity is based on one’s membership to particular groups in society. This essay will examine the way in which sociologists contribute to our understanding by providing theories

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    Gender is a social construction that creates the identities and separates the social‚ physiological and cultural differences between men and women. These differences form a hierarchy whereby the ideologies of ‘masculinity’ are considered superior to that of ‘femininity’‚ placing women as subordinate to men in social structures within Western culture. Contemporary society is considered a patriarchal system whereby social‚ cultural‚ political and economic institutions and structures operate to favour

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    According to sociologist Raewyn Connell; “Hegemonic masculinity is dominant in the hierarchy of gender and associated with the acquisition of societal powers‚ status and privileges”. This patriarchal gender binary therefore reinforces that femininity is devalued‚ thus emphasising women’s subordinate

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    Despite our patriarchal society‚ males are susceptible to inhabiting detrimental gender behaviors. These behaviors stem from the pressures of masculinity and proving that masculinity. According to “Masculinity and Violence: Sex Roles and Violence Endorsement among University Students”‚ masculinity is defined by key characteristics such as a willingness to take risks‚ having self-reliance‚ possessing a strong personality‚ exhibiting leadership abilities‚ defending ones

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