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A level Sociology AQA Culture and Identity- Gender and Sexuality

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It is assumed that females passively accept the traditional gender role
that is imposed on them. Gender role socialisation neglects the
choices that people have in developing an identity and the fact that
many women and men resist attempts to make them conform to
hegemonic gender stereotypes.




What is the opinion of sociologists What is assumed and females
regarding what they think about and what does gender role
gender? socialisation neglect?




What is the most ectreme media
What does Connell (2002) say about
version of gender role socialisation
emotion shown by both genders?
through media?

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What do postmodernists say about gender dysphoria?




We all interact differently, there
Gender is a fixed biological trait is no such thing as gender. It is
determined by genetics determined by the government
and society.




Gender is a social construct created Gender is a personal choice made in
by religious institutions isolation




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How was the crisis of masculinity made worse?

, It causes them to not to well in education through not thinking its relevant or
needed.


We do see more fluid identity, people changing their gender or don't associate with
a certain gender




Might be forced to go with stereotypes in order to not get judged by others when
making subject choices for GCSE and A level so they don't get judged- though peer
pressure.




By social problems like domestic violence, boy's underachievement in school
and suicide among young men




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Survey of working class girls in the early 1970s found that such
experiences meant that female identity evolved around love, marriage
, husbands, children, jobs and careers more or less in that order but
was found when redoing it that priorities had shifted to careers, jobs
etc




Wilkinson Hakim- #Tradwives

, Whelehan Consumer freedoms Sue Shrpe 1994




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How are men and women different in terms of risks?




Men are rational and practical while Women are dependent on men, while
women are emotional and men are independence and self
unpredictable relient




Women are judged on their looks
Men like to risks, while women
while men are judged on a range of
like to avoid them
things such as intelligence and skills




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How are men and women different in terms of dependency?

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