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Social Construction of Gender

Feminist/Gender Theory

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The Social Construction of Gender Theory

  • Men and women are actively involved in constructing their own gendered identities.
  • We adopt different masculinity and femininity practices depending on our situations and beliefs.
  • Our understandings of gender are dynamic- changing over time with maturity, experience, and reflection.
  • We are active in constructing our own gender identities- but we are limited to the options and influences of those around us.

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The ideology of gender determines...

  • What is expected of us
  • What is allowed of us
  • What is valued in us

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The manifestation of gender difference can be found in the construction of...

  • Roles (what women and men do)
  • Relations (how women and men relate to each other)
  • Identity (how women and men perceive themselves)