For example, cultural feminists look to the different values associated with womanhood and femininity as a reason why men and women experience the social world differently. Other feminist theorists believe that the different roles assigned to women and men within institutions better explain gender difference, including the sexual division of labor in the household. Existential and phenomenological feminists focus on how women have been marginalized and defined as the “other” in patriarchal societies. Women are thus seen as objects and are denied the opportunity for self-realization. Gender Inequality: Gender-inequality theories recognize that women's location in, and experience of, social situations are not only different but also unequal to men's.
Both influence the quality of sex research, as well as the true data of it because both are based on the personal opinions of others. Egocentric and Ethnocentric fallacies are common in the field of sexuality. An Egocentric fallacy is the mistaken belief that our own personal experience and values are generally held by others. Ethnocentrism on the other hand is the belief that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to others. Both have an impact on the quality of sex research.
Are gender and sex the same thing? Explain why or why not? “Gender is defined by FAO as ‘the relations between men and women, both perceptual and material. Gender is not determined biologically, as a result of sexual characteristics of either women or men, but is constructed socially. It is a central organizing principle of societies, and often governs the processes of production and reproduction, consumption and distribution,” (FAO, 1997).
• Do our concepts of gender and sex contribute to the ways we embrace gender and sex in diversity? Definitely. My concept personally is that men should be masculine and women should befeminine. Know role role so to speak. I don’t happen to
What is Gender ? Gender means those characteristics which defines or explains if someone is masculine or feminine according to their behavioral differences, for example how they dress or act towards others, the kinds of work they do and their status in society. Gender refers to the social attributes and opportunities associated with being male and female and the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as the relations between women and those between men. Some critics argue that gender roles in modern society are based on women being inferior to men. I agree because of a countless observation at social arenas, such as workplace, the average household, educational institution, and even in our nation’s government.
Whereas girls are dressed more to be cute/ pretty representing their subordination and dependency because their clothing is not as liberating as the boys they need to depend on others to help them get around. Gender is meaningless removed from social context. From birth children are taught through a dialectical process of acculturation that males are superior to females. The acculturation expresses male dominance which serves to validate the hierarchy. This hierarchy is persevered still in today’s society; examples are presented in advertisement,
In Huxley’s Brave New World the men and woman have very different roles in society. The women are seen as inferior to men, for example in places of work where a position of power is needed a man will have this job because men are represented as being mentally superior to women. This is relevant to most of the situations in Brave New World. When it comes to situations of a sexual nature then men are held in a higher standing than women. The motives behind Huxley’s depiction of women in this way is to sort of poke fun at Sigmund Freud’s theory that the origins of all inner conflicts are the family.
This also suggests that gender roles are biological rather than cultural. Conformity is also related to culture, as there is a general consensus across cultures that women are more conformist than men. However, this difference varies across cultures: Berry et al. reported that differences in conformity between men and women are highest in tight, sedentary societies. This shows a cultural influence on gender role.
In fact, the social perspective towards women was based on submission and passivity. As time progresses, Victorian scenario of men’s empowerment over women has changed and equity between sexes as a human right has gained significance. However, remaining sexist attitudes within contemporary societies could be taken as a reflection of sexism towards womanhood existent in Victorian Era. First of all, both the psychological phenomenon of the double standards and a high level of sexual repression in our societies catch the attention. Indeed, those concepts of sexual behavior have different views according to the historical context.
It is important, however, to note that social equity is not about achieving equal ways of living but about ensuring that people have equal opportunities. Ironically, Australia is known as a country of fairness and equality, yet this imbalance still exists in our postmodern society. Ultimately, our context defines our place within society and our unavoidable differences pave the way for inequity. Gender inequality goes far beyond the physical nature of men and women, but rather stems from societies perception of the two. Robert Stoller, an American psychoanalyst argued in his study of ‘sexual identity’ that “Gender is a term that has psychological or cultural rather than biological connotations.