Anne Fausto-Sterling in the reading “Dueling Dualisms” does a great job in illustrating the social construction approach experienced in the society today. Fausto-Sterling, believes that sex and gender are both socially constructed and take place in the human’s biology, which then play a role on the persons’ physiological aspects as well (Fausto-Sterling 127). This could be seen in the example Fausto-Sterling incorporates of Maria Patino’s case, where the phenomenal athlete was banned from the Olympics because biologically she had male characteristics, Such as the Y chromosome and male testis. From this example, it is apparent how one’s identity can be decided biologically rather than what they appear to be or who they identify as their whole
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These are the binaries and social constructions the society views as normal. There is a clear definition of what a woman should look and act like such as, be modest, subordinate, have a “clitoris”, etc. Likewise, there is a clear definition of how a man should look and act, be strong, confident, have a “penis”, etc. each person has to fit into these norms of a male or a female, or else they will be considered as “queer” and different from the “normal” people. A male would have to have sex with a female and a female would have to have sex with a male (Fausto-Sterling 131). From this quote, it is apparent that if a female will have any sexual relations with another female, she will be considered a …show more content…
Martin, talks about how the male’s sperm is the superior and most important in fertilization and also has to be “active”. Moreover, males produce over million sperm cells a day (Martin 118). On the other side, the female’s egg is “passive” waiting to be “rescued” by the sperm of the male. Furthermore, while males produce over millions of sperm cells, females only produce one egg a month and some of the degenerate and cannot be used for reproduction. This is a socially constructed idea, where males are superior and females are inferior to them. It is not a real scientific fact; it is something the society constructed based on false beliefs of males being stronger and therefore better than
These are the binaries and social constructions the society views as normal. There is a clear definition of what a woman should look and act like such as, be modest, subordinate, have a “clitoris”, etc. Likewise, there is a clear definition of how a man should look and act, be strong, confident, have a “penis”, etc. each person has to fit into these norms of a male or a female, or else they will be considered as “queer” and different from the “normal” people. A male would have to have sex with a female and a female would have to have sex with a male (Fausto-Sterling 131). From this quote, it is apparent that if a female will have any sexual relations with another female, she will be considered a …show more content…
Martin, talks about how the male’s sperm is the superior and most important in fertilization and also has to be “active”. Moreover, males produce over million sperm cells a day (Martin 118). On the other side, the female’s egg is “passive” waiting to be “rescued” by the sperm of the male. Furthermore, while males produce over millions of sperm cells, females only produce one egg a month and some of the degenerate and cannot be used for reproduction. This is a socially constructed idea, where males are superior and females are inferior to them. It is not a real scientific fact; it is something the society constructed based on false beliefs of males being stronger and therefore better than