Reviewing Gender

HW:  Study for quiz on gender 

Here are the key questions we answered about how sociologists have examined gender.   These questions connect to my blog posts.  In partners, please divide up the following questions and review the posts.  Then, teach your partner what the answer is to each one.  

Review Questions

What is gender and why is it confusing?  What does it mean that gender is a social construction?  What is a binary and how does it contribute to the confusion?  What is the evidence for gender changing over time?

How does the construction of gender get transmitted?

What does CJ Pascoe's research reveal about masculinity?

How are males at risk because of masculinity norms in school, their health and for violence?

What does the Mahler research find about school shootings?

How does the media socialize women into gender?

(Killing Us Softly)  How does the socialization of females occur in media?  What are the socialization messages the media creates for women?  How do the socialization messages about gender affect the feelings about sexuality?  What are the manifest and latent messages from the media about consumerism and violence?

How are females at risk in our culture, esp. for sexual assault and body image?

According to Adichie, what does it mean to be a feminist?

What are the effects of gender socialization on jobs and income?