Chapter 5 Gender & Gender Roles Daniella Rodriguez, Gilbert Soto, Julio Reyes, Jayden Nguyen, Anton Mitchell Teehankee, Scott Roberts

Sex and Gender Definitions

Sex  Sex: either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions.  Male, Female, Intersex  Defines physical qualities

Gender Roles  Gender Roles: set of societal norms that dictates behavior based off of actual or perceived Sex.  Strict in traditional settings  Gradually less strict in American Culture

Gender Expression  Gender Expression: the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others.  Masculine, Feminine, Androgynous  Culturally Defined Masculine/Feminine Dichotomy

Gender Identity  Gender Identity: One’s innermost concept of self.  Man, Woman, Transgender  Personal View  What if we don’t agree? Am I masculine or feminine?

Male/Female Traditional Gender Roles

Male Traditional Roles  No matter what culture you are from, male traditional roles are the same!  Men have been viewed as a figure that represent masculinity!  They are not cowards, and they possesses the warrior/aggressive trait.

Traits Resulting from Male Traditional Roles  Men do not cry or show their emotions  Men need to be masculine in the way they talk or act  Men need to be assertive in their decisions  Men do not show emotions or weaknesses in their work

Traits Resulting from Male Traditional Roles Cont.  Men only think about sex and not love  Men do not allow women to tell them what to do

Female Traditional Roles  The list of women’s roles are long  Many cultures expect many different roles for women  Some of those can be double standards!

Traits Resulting from Female Traditional Roles  Women need to wear make up and be pretty  Too much makeup will make you a “bad woman”  Women need to please their men all the time

Traits Resulting from Female Traditional Roles Cont.  Women are not allow to touch themselves, and play with their genitals  Women’s pleasure is intercourse with men  Women are not in charge because they are too emotional

After all!

Cultural Gender Roles

 Why is there gender roles in other countries?  To understand the daily life of both genders you must learn the cultural and historical moment of the country.

Today’s Gender roles in the United States  “Role Reversal”  Women are entering a more male dominated profession. Vice-versa  Within the Multimedia: Modern Family and Modern Dads

Various Arab Countries  Male friends hold hands  It’s a sign of friendship among people of the same gender.  Due to the dominance of the western world and its culture the perception of Polygamy has changed.

Cultural Gender Roles President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah

Asian Gender roles  Heavily Influenced by Confucian Ideals  Family Structure  One Child Policy  October 2015, New policy, Married couples to have two children.  Foot Binding Tradition in China

Contemporary Gender Identity: Transgender

Gender Identity: Transgender  Transgender: Noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to the person's gender assigned at birth.  Umbrella Term  So many types of characteristics and personalities  Transgender Spectrum

Transgender Spectrum

Identifying as Transgender  Helpful resource for understanding transgenderism. Teen Health Source: fying-trans/

Situation #1 I fantasize about being another gender. Does this mean I am trans? Answer: Possibly.

Situation #2 How do I know if I am trans? Questions to ask yourself:  Comfortable with biological sex?  Comfortable with sex parts?  Wish for different body parts?  Gender most comfortable in?

Situation #3 Is it possible to be trans and attracted to members of the same sex? Answer: Yes. The two are independent.

Lili Elbe 1930s  First to have sex change Surgery  Five Surgeries  Orchiectomy  Ovary transplant  Two surgeries for transplant rejection  Vaginoplasty

Alexandra Billings Actress Instructor Singer First open trans gender woman on television

Conclusions  Imposed predispositions as to how each gender to think, act, and contribute to society.  Individual has a birth right to develop and choose position in gender spectrum  Take charge of autonomy, not let society dictate and influence decisions and choices.  Manny Pacquiao and LGBT community

Informal References  Teen Health Source:  Transgender and Gender Identity: identity-terminology-and-definitionshttp:// identity-terminology-and-definitions  Gender Role: textbook/gender-and-sexuality-15/gender-414/gender-and-sociology / textbook/gender-and-sexuality-15/gender-414/gender-and-sociology /  Sex and Gender Expression:  Class Textbook: Yarber-Human Sexuality Volume I Health Science 425 Cal State University Log Beach Pages ( )