Gender at the Intersections

In this chapter, you should learn to do the following:

1.    Explain how the way society socializes men to act and women to act is socially constructed.

2.    Distinguish between sex and gender.

3.    Understand Judith Butler’s work on gender performativity.

4.    Detail how gender affects social institutions such as sports, politics, and work.

5.    Explain the importance of feminism in Canada.

6.    Understand intersectionality and its role in social science investigations.

7.    Comprehend sexuality and the part sexual orientation plays in sexuality.

8.    Explain the difference between homophobia and heteronormativity.

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