It is socially constructed It is a social category It is defined by a person engaging in sexual activity with persons of a given gender It is defined by a person’s sexual attraction to persons of a given gender The portrayal of large, expensive “fairy-tale” weddings across various media (TV, magazines, etc.): Masks the intimate connection between marriage and consumerism Romanticizes the “single life” “Revs up” wedding expectations, giving the message that a wedding should be the “life goal” for women Both options 1 and 3 All of the above. Theorist Judith Butler uses queer theory make several arguments around the idea of gender as “performance”. Her main arguments are also built upon some assumptions regarding the relationship between sex (at birth) and gender). Please choose the follow set of statements that best reflect this standpoint: gender is a reflection of one’s sex at birth, it is therefore a universal condition that cannot be learned or unlearned – gender is NOT a performance, it is an expression of an innate characteristic gender does not necessarily reflect one’s sex at birth, it is learned and unlearned, it is performed in different ways in different settings. These performances are related to social beliefs about masculinity and femininity.
| It is socially constructed |
| It is a social category |
| It is defined by a person engaging in sexual activity with persons of a given gender |
| It is defined by a person’s sexual attraction to persons of a given gender The portrayal of large, expensive “fairy-tale” weddings across various media (TV, magazines, etc.):Masks the intimate connection between marriage and consumerism Romanticizes the “single life” “Revs up” wedding expectations, giving the message that a wedding should be the “life goal” for women Both options 1 and 3All of the above.Theorist Judith Butler uses queer theory make several arguments around the idea of gender as “performance”. Her main arguments are also built upon some assumptions regarding the relationship between sex (at birth) and gender). Please choose the follow set of statements that best reflect this standpoint:gender is a reflection of one’s sex at birth, it is therefore a universal condition that cannot be learned or unlearned – gender is NOT a performance, it is an expression of an innate characteristicgender does not necessarily reflect one’s sex at birth, it is learned and unlearned, it is performed in different ways in different settings. These performances are related to social beliefs about masculinity and femininity. |