Gender and Society - Leveling Off: Gender and Sexuality

GE ELEC 1 Gender and Society JAY ANN L. FERNANDO, LPT  P R E L LEVELING OFF: GENDER AND...

GE ELEC 1 Gender and Society JAY ANN L. FERNANDO, LPT  P R E L LEVELING OFF: GENDER AND SexualiTY I M LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this chapter, the students should be able to: 1.Differentiate gender from sexuality; 2.Explain gender socialization; 3.Identify gender stereotypes and the problem stereotyping brings; and 4.Discuss sexual orientation and gender identity  P R E L I M and  P R E L PRE-WORK FOR THE CHAPTER: I M COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: I think girls are______________________________________. I think boys are ______________________________________. I think girls should ______________________________________. I think boys should ______________________________________. Society thinks that girls should ___________________________.  P R E L WHAT IS SEX AND GENDER? I M  Biological characteristics of being a female or a male FEMALE SEX – produces egg cells which are fertilized by another sex, and bears the offspring. MALE SEX – produces sperm cells to fertilize the egg cells. CHARACTERISTICS MALES FEMALES GENITALIA PENIS VAGINA CHROMOSOMES XY XX HORMONES TESTOSTERONE PROGESTERONE AND ESTROGEN SEX CELL SPERM CELL EGG CELL  P R E L WHAT IS SEX AND GENDER? I M  PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS MALE – Penis, testes FEMALE – Uterus, ovary (androgen and (estrogen and testosterone), scrotum, progesterone), fallopian sperm, vas deferens, tubes, vagina, etc. etc.  P R E L WHAT IS SEX AND GENDER? I M  SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS  the body become more muscular  development of the breast  pelvic widens & hips broaden  voice deepens Slightly  shoulder & chest become broader  adam’s apple grows  vocal cord enlarge MALE FEMALE  regular menstruation, etc.  P R E L ACTIVITY: What about your gender? I M COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. When I was a child, my favorite toy was __________. 2. I first found out I was a girl/boy when _____________. 3. Because I am a girl/boy, __________________________. 4. Because he/she is a girl/boy, ______________________. 5. Because x are LGBT+,  P R E L WHAT IS GENDER? I M  Is a socially learned behavior usually associated with one’s sex.  Is a social construct that determines one’s roles, expected values, behavior, and interaction in relationships involving men and women.  P R E L WHAT IS GENDER? I M Table 1: Main Differences Between Sex and Gender SEX GENDER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIAL RELATED TO CULTURAL REPRODUCTION LEARNED BEHAVIOR CONGENITAL CHANGES OVER TIME UNCHANGING VARIES WITHIN A CULTURE/AMONG CULTURES  P R E L Does sex correspond to gender? I M  Defined as the process of learning and internalizing culturally approved ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.  P R E L I M  Develop when different institutions reinforce a biased perception of a certain gender’s role. INSTITUTIONS  Family  Church  School  State  Media  P R E L 4 types of gender stereotypes I M  Generalized view of traits that should be possessed by men and women, specially physical and emotional roles.  P R E L 4 types of gender stereotypes I M  Involves assumptions regarding a person’s sexuality that reinforce dominant views.  P R E L 4 types of gender stereotypes I M  Encompass the roles that men and women are assigned to based on their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfill these roles.  P R E L 4 types of gender stereotypes I M  Assumptions about a specific group belonging to a gender.  P R E Sogie – sexual orientation and gender L I M identity and expression A. Sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies; B. Emotional preference, social preference, self-identification; and C. Heterosexual or homosexual lifestyle.  P R E Sogie – sexual orientation and gender L I M identity and expression  Refers to one’s personal experience of gender or social relations.  P R E Sogie – sexual orientation and gender L I M identity and expression  Determines how one express his or her sexuality through the actions or manner of presenting oneself.  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay HETERONORMATIVITY Bisexual - is defined as the Transgender notion that being Queer/ heterosexual, or the questioning attraction to the Intersex opposite sex, is the Asexual standard for correctness.  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay HETEROSEXUAL or Bisexual Straight Transgender - refers to people Queer/ who have sexual and questioning romantic feelings mostly Intersex for the opposite gender. Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian HOMOSEXUAL Gay - described people Bisexual who have sexual and Transgender romantic feeling for the Queer/ same gender. questioning Intersex Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay CISGENDER Bisexual - is someone whose Transgender gender identity Queer/ corresponds with his or questioning her biological sex. Intersex Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay LESBIAN Bisexual - pertain to women Transgender who are attracted to Queer/ other women. questioning Intersex Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay GAY Bisexual - refers to men who Transgender are attracted to other Queer/ men.. questioning Intersex Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay BISEXUAL Bisexual - denotes people who Transgender are attracted to both Queer/ genders. questioning Intersex Asexual  P R E Lgbtqia L I M Lesbian Gay TRANSGENDER Bisexual - an umbrella term Transgender that refers to someone Queer/ whose assigned sex at questioning birth does not represent Intersex his or her gender Asexual identity.  P R E Why equate gender issues with L I M women’s issues SEXISM - defined as the prejudice against a certain sex. GENDER EQUALITY - defined as the recognition of the state that all human beings are free to enjoy equal conditions and fulfill their human potential, to contribute to the state and society