Unit 5
Gender & Sexuality
UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES
UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Define the terms male, female, and intersex.
- Discuss different conceptualization of sex from binary to five-sexes.
- Distinguish between the concepts of sex and gender
- Understand the notion of gender as a social construct
- Understand the gender binary and what it means to be gender non-normative
- Distinguish between the traditional masculine and feminine gender roles
- Understand gender related terms and their meanings.
- Understand the differences between Feminine and Masculine Speech Communities
- Understand differences in behavior that are ascribed to differences in gender performativity
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
MODULE 1: Sex and Gender: Two Separate Concepts
- Sex
- Female
- Male
- Intersex
- Gender as Performativity
- Masculine performativity
- Feminine performativity
- Gender roles
MODULE 2: Sexuality and Interpersonal Communication
- Sexuality
- Recent History of Sexuality
MODULE 3: Gendered Differences in Communication
- Nonverbal gender communication
- Gendered verbal communication
- Speech communities
- Feminine speech communities
- Masculine speech communities
contributors
contributors
Tim Appignani, Shannon DeBord, Marcus Hassell