Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures

In Western culture, we have a very specific understanding as to what it means to be male and masculine, or at least in terms of societies definition of masculinity. In our culture, gender and sex are understood as different, but co-existent and complimentary. Gender and sex together are used to create ones gender ideology; their personal understanding of gender. Just as the female/feminine has been socially constructed and implemented through norms attitudes and beliefs, so have the ideas or…

Butler refers to gender as “the apparatus by which the production and normalization of masculine and feminine take place along with the interstitial forms of hormonal, chromosomal, psychic, and performative that gender assumes.” (Butler, 2004) Gender is a vehicle people use to traverse through life. It is a tool used to experience life. However, gender brings many significant problems to society like violence against women, gender roles, trans-misogyny, economic inequality, and rape culture to…

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Gender Imbedded in Our Education For ages, gender has been something policed by society, and it is something that everyone has come across. Gender is assigned based on one’s sex, there are people who identify with their assigned gender, and there are people who challenge that ideal and choose their own identity. In this essay I will explain and give examples of how gender is constructed by society, how gender is constantly significant in people’s lives, how one learns gender, and the lessons…

important in her metamorphosis, is the experiences that affect her sexuality and sexual identity. , Celie is continually drawn to female figures throughout the novel, and later bonds and learns…

a huge determining factor within people’s everyday lives so why is not represented in the media more often? The articles I chose to support this topic are: Punks, Bull daggers, and Welfare Queens by Cathy Cohen, Generic Definition: Taxonomies of Identity by Meredith Rainmondo and Cherokee Two Spirit People…

The second type of transgression against more conservative, traditional Chinese values is the portrayal of gender fluidity in The Butterfly Lovers. It is no new concept or phenomenon in many other parts of the world. For example, gender variant individuals, known as two-spirit people, are a part of the indigenous Native community. Two-spirit individuals often hold important shaman and ritual roles in their society (Kimmel, 2000). These individuals are born biologically a specific sex, but can…

by various combinations of intersecting identities. Conceptions such as race/ethnicity, class and sexual orientation can all drastically affect what a person goes through in their lifetime and the oppression they may face. Through issues of sexism, heterosexism, invisibility, absence or misrepresentation in the media, identity development and evolving ideals of various social movements such as feminism, it becomes clear just how influential one’s identity may be. Holly Hughes, an American…

overt, which means the discrimination is hidden and can be harder to demonstrate. Bases of discrimination The main bases of discrimination are: • Culture • Disability • Age • Social class • Gender • Sexuality Culture: an individual’s culture is very personal and it means a…

States, are issues relating to gender recognition and roles of gender, and how that plays into family structure. It is an underlying problem that very few are will to address with vigor. In most cases it is ignored and pushed under the rug because it goes against social norms and values. Gender and its identity are very complex, and have caused many issues for almost everyone. Gender roles and identity is a huge problem American families face; gender identity and sexuality doesn’t really…