There is a big difference between gender and sex as noted in the diagram above.
Gender and Socialization (2 minute video)
By the age of 2 we have learned our first lesson in diversity, the difference between a boy and a girl. By age 6 children have gendered ideas about intelligence
as discussed in the Atlantic Monthly article. As time passes we also begin to understand that different rules exist for males, females and binary individuals.
Based on one’s gender identity, an individual is expected to have certain skills, demonstrate specific behaviors, and even be permitted and/or encouraged to
express particular emotions. The clothes we wear, our habits of hygiene, how we play, and where we work are often determined by whether we are male or
female or binary, and our value to the society in which we live.
A. Read the article: 6 Year Old Girls Already Have Beliefs About Gender and answer 3 questions
1. According to the article, why do girls became less likely than boys to attribute brilliance to their own gender?
2. What is the impact of the stereotype that boys are smarter than girls?
3. Name 2 things we can do to limit the impact of the intelligence stereotype?
B. Watch the film, “Gender Revolution, A Journey with Katie Couric” This is film is 92 minutes in length.
Accessing the Film:
Education Library Film/Video Page – This link takes you the Education Library Home Page. Please scroll down until you find the film series link titled: Gender
Revolution, A Journey with Katie Couric- Films on Demand. Click on this link.
You might need your MEID and password to view each of the videos, as they are streamed through the GCC Library.
If the library page does not work and you need tech assistance to view the video: https://www.gccaz.edu/technology-help
4. Explain the difference between gender identity and gender expression; and how do they differ from sexuality?
5. What does it mean to be intersex? What is CAH?
6. Explain the David Reimer story. Include nurture vs. nature and Dr. John Money in your answer.
7. What role does estrogen and testosterone play in fetal development? How is the “transbrain” different?
8. What is a “Phall-o-Meter” and when was it developed?
9. Explain the effects of “puberty blockers” and “cross hormones” and how are they different?
10. What is required in order for an adolescent to receive “cross hormones”?
11. Describe Gavin’s case. Include Gloucester, HB2, Title IX, School Board, and Supreme Court in your response.
12. Why is Michaela Mendesohn making a concerted effort to hire trans workers? Include statistical data in your response.
13. Provide brief descriiption of the following: cisgender, pangender, bigender, gender fluid, A.F.A.B./A.M.A.B, deadnaming, and transtrend