many have mixed emotions on gender and gender doing‚ it is quite obvious that many of us have learned that the relationship between biological and cultural processes predict how we label gender. In many cases people fail to distinguish between sex and gender‚ forbidding to come to the realization that gender is an achieved status that we constrict for ourselves. A very interesting discussion regarding Agnes experience on the article Doing Gender by West and Zimmerman really proves how society does
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the article‚ West and Zimmerman discuss various different aspects of gender by addressing stereotypes and questions that are commonly discussed. For instance‚ West and Zimmerman address the topics of a “situated doing” and gender being more than a set role. Not only‚ but the article takes the case study of Agnes and further discusses it. In the beginning of article‚ West and Zimmerman further discuss the topic of “situated doing”. Both Zimmerman and West believe that the way gender is viewed as
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distinctions between sex and gender. Sex refers to “a determination made through the application of agreed upon biological criteria for classifying persons as females or males” (West & Zimmerman‚ 1987: 127). Gender describes the acquisition of masculinity and femininity (West & Zimmerman‚ 1987). Sex is assumed to be natural‚ pre-given and located in the body (genitals‚ chromosomes‚ etc.)‚ where individuals can be categorised as either ‘male’ or ‘female’ (West & Zimmerman‚ 1987). However‚ in The Second
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Doing gender article talks about the actions that we all display on a daily bases or things we see in others actions every day. Since society has given us the free will to be whomever we want in expressing ourselves‚ many do just that freely. The authors were curious to dig a little deeper in finding how these individuals choose to identify themselves with their actions. So their main purpose of this article is to “propose an ethnomethodologically informed‚ and therefore distinctively sociological
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Alivia Boddie Sociology-Gender 10/5 Learning and Doing Gender The way that our culture views gender differs from others. The process of socialization that we experience when we are young helps us determine our gender and sex system within the context of our society. Children are well aware of the gender behaviors and what is appropriate and what is not. The “pink and blue syndrome” is very apparent in every aspect of our society; it has become an unconscious pattern that we have followed.
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The Consequences of Doing Gender in College The most commonly preached and accepted social path for an individual is to go through elementary and secondary school‚ and immediately follow that with some sort of a post-secondary education. We must take the skills we have learned in grade school and apply them‚ as we become adults. Schools where a student can receive a degree are regarded as the highest quality by society. We are lead to believe that the college or university campus is filled with
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DOING GENDER ARTICLE • 1960s‚ 1970s- sex: ascribed to biology by anatomy‚ hormones and physiology. Gender: achieved status: constructed through psychology‚ cultural and social means • Sex didn’t seem given in ambiguous / conflicting criteria‚ gender less achievement in ant/psyc/social imperatives- division of labour‚ formulation of gender identities‚ social subordination of women by men • Gender socialization theories: gender achieved by age 5 was fixed‚ unvarying and static like sex • Purpose:
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In the West African community‚ the concept of power among women lies within the vibrant differences between the roles of each gender. Women were and still are the foundation of the African community as they exercise the power to protect life and educate children. Despite this prominent position‚ they are not in any way seen as equal to men. This conventional perception changed temporarily‚ or perhaps was slightly regarded differently‚ when in 19th Century‚ Behanzin‚ one of the most renowned kings
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“The Zimmerman Trial” On February 26‚ 2012‚ George Zimmerman‚ a Hispanic and neighborhood watch volunteer was patrolling the retreat at Twin Lakes‚ a Townhouse Development in Florida. At 7:09 pm Zimmerman called a non-emergency police response line‚ reporting a suspicious person walking about. The person whom Zimmerman saw was 17 year old Trayvon Martin‚ who was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s house from a convenience store‚ with nothing on him but a pack of candy and a drink. At 7: 13
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The George Zimmerman Murder Trial Cristian Cepeda Holy Family University Abstract This paper examines‚ analyzes and synthesizes many credible sources by examining several aspects of the “George Zimmerman Murder Trial.” The sources examine the high profile‚ media frenzied court case involving George Zimmerman‚ in which Zimmerman was tried regarding the killing of an African American teenager by the name of Trayvon Martin. This paper gives a description of the charges filed‚ the impact of the media
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