Title: Chapter 12. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition
Headings: Chapter 12. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Chapter 12. Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Learning Objectives
Introduction to Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
12.1. The Difference between Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Making Connections: Social Policy and Debate
The Legalese of Sex and Gender
Sexuality
Gender Roles
Gender Identity
The Dominant Gender Schema
Making Connections: Sociology in the Real World
Intersexed Individuals and the Case of John/Joan
12.2. Gender
Gender and Socialization
Socialization
Social Stratification and Inequality
Making Connections: Sociological Research
Is the Patriarchy Dead?
Table 12.1. Women’s wages as a percentage of men’s in Canada, from 1988 to 2008.
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
Structural Functionalism
Critical Sociology
Feminist Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
Making Connections: Sociological Research
Being Male, Being Female, and Being Healthy
12.3. Sex and Sexuality
Sexual Attitudes and Practices
Sexuality around the World
Sexuality in Canada
Making Connections: Big Picture
The History of Homosexuality: Making Up People?
Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Sexuality
Structural Functionalism
Critical Sociology
Symbolic Interactionism
Queer Theory
Key Terms
Section Summary
Section Quiz
Short Answer
12.1. The Difference between Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Further Research
References
Solutions to Section Quiz
Image Attributions

Content: George Catlin (1796-1872), Dance to the Berdache. Caitlin’s sketch depicts a ceremonial dance among the Sac and Fox Indians to celebrate the two-spirit person. ( Photo couresy of Wikimedia Commons). The dichotomous view of gender (the notion that one is either male or female) is specific to certain cultures and is not universal. In some cultures, gender is viewed as fluid. In the past, some anthropologists used the term berdache or two spirit person to refer to individuals who occasionally or permanently dressed and lived as the opposite gender. The practice has been noted among certain Aboriginal groups (Jacobs, Thomas, and Lang, 1997). Samoan culture accepts what they refer to as a “third gender.” Fa’afafine, which translates as “the way of the woman,” is a term used to describe individuals who are born biologically male but embody both masculine and feminine traits. Fa’afafines are considered an important part of Samoan culture.