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YouMay Ask YourselfCore Third EditionDalton Conley

YouMay Ask YourselfCore Third EditionDalton Conley

YouMay Ask YourselfThird EditionDalton Conley

YouMay Ask YourselfThird EditionDalton Conley

8Chapter

GenderGender

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Chapter opener

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What does economist Deirdre McCloskey’s experiences on both sides of the sex/gender dividetell us about the differences between sex, gender, and sexuality?

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Why would a sociologist disagree with the arguments about gender that John Gray poses in MenAre from Mars, Women Are from Venus?

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David Reimer was subjected to gender reassignment surgery at 18 months old. What does his storytell us about the relationship between biological sex and gender identity?

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Elizabeth Grosz uses a Möbius strip, such as this one drawn by M. C. Escher, as a model for sexand gender. Even though the ants appear to be above or below each other, they are reallyon the same side of the strip.

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Hijras embracing at a wedding.

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The Toilette of Venus by Peter Paul Rubens. What explanations do sociologists offer for changingideals of beauty?

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In the 1950s, Talcott Parsons advanced the idea that the nuclear family effectively rearedchildren to meet the labor demands of a capitalist system.

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What did sociologist Janet Lever observe about the difference between the types of gamesthat boys play versus those favored by girls?

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Many conflict theorists argue that patriarchal capitalists benefit through systems that subordinatewomen. For instance, many cotton mills in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries hired young,unmarried women and required them to live in company boarding houses in order to regulate theirbehavior.

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Patricia Hill Collins criticized feminist leaders such as Betty Friedan (pictured above in the red dress),Billie Jean King (in tan pants and a blue shirt on the left), or Bella Abzug (in gray dress, with the hat)for ignoring the experiences of thousands of working-class and nonwhite women.

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An ancient Greek image of two male lovers. How can comparing social patterns of sexualityacross cultures and throughout history help sociologists understand modern sexuality?

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An 1895 cartoon illustrating Oscar Wilde’s sodomy trial. Wilde was convicted of gross indecencyfor his homosexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. He served two years of hard labor in prison.

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Thousands participate in a 2003 gay pride parade.

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How do travesti challenge common binary models of understanding gender and sexuality?

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Figure 8.1: Percentage Figure 8.1: Percentage of High School StudentsWho Have Had Sex, 1991–2009

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Teenagers at Silver Ring Thing, a faith-based abstinence-only program held at a church in Canton,Ohio. According to research by social scientists, what are the results of abstinence-only programs?

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Figure 8.2: College Enrollment by Gender, 1965–2010

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A 1975 survey of children’s books found that boys played active roles but girls were frequentlypassive. What messages about gender roles might readers learn from this Dick and Jane book?

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Figure 8.3: Increase of Women in the Workforce

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Figure 8.4: Pay Discrepancy Based on Gender

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Fourth-grade teacher Ryan Fittje is the only male teacher at his Fremont, Nebraska, school.

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A U.S. soldier prepares to distribute water to Iraqis in Al Faw, Iraq.

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Molly Pitcher at the battle at Monmouth.

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A World War II poster featuring Rosie the Riveter.

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