Gender
Collection by The Sociological Cinema • Last updated 10 days ago
In one form or another, contemporary sociological theories of gender generally begin with the assertion that gender is a social construct, but what does that really mean? How was it constructed? How does that construction get reconstituted? Furthermore, the "constructed" designation suggests there was a time before gender existed, and if this is true, is it possible to live again without gender? This album is a curated collection of digital clippings that grapple with the above questions.
Gender: Measurements of Equality
Gender Gap in Poverty Rates over a Lifetime Percentage of People Living in Poverty Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Poverty Rates by Age and Sex, 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Do you think our culture teaches women to speak up about harassment and assault?
Do you think our culture teaches women to speak up about harassment and assault, without fear of the consequences on their own lives? Most voters do not think our culture teaches women to speak up without fear of consequences on their own lives. Source: "The Immediate, Short-term, and Long-term Effects of the Kavanaugh Hearings on the Electorate." Results from a National Survey of Voters. PerryUndem, April 15, 2019
Do you think our culture teaches women to speak up about harassment and assault?
Do you think our culture teaches women to speak up about harassment and assault, without fear of the consequences on their own lives? Women across the board and young voters are among the most likely to think our culture does not teach women to speak up without fear. Source: "The Immediate, Short-term, and Long-term Effects of the Kavanaugh Hearings on the Electorate." Results from a National Survey of Voters. PerryUndem, April 15, 2019
The Distorted Sex Ratio in India
Gender Equality-In developing countries, 1 in 3 girls is married by the time she turns 18. That's 14 million girls per year, and nearly 39,000 girls daily--Pregnancy and childbirth is the leading cause of death of 15-19 year-old girls in the developing world--Girls are 3x more likely to be malnourished than boys--65 million girls are missing from primary and secondary school--[Click on this image to find a short video and analysis exploring the causes of the distorted sex ratio in India]
Log Odds of Respondents Indicating that Women (Rather Than Men) Have More Communion, Agency, Competence, or Intelligence. Source: Eagly, A. H., Nater, C., Miller, D. I., Kaufmann, M., & Sczesny, S. (2019, July 18). Gender Stereotypes Have Changed: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of U.S. Public Opinion Polls From 1946 to 2018. American Psychologist. Advance online publication.
Gender: Women & Domesticity
Gender: Women & Submissiveness
Gender: Beauty Standards & Bodies
Gender: Women in STEM
Gender: Women as Warriors
Gender: Gendering Children/Gender Reveal Parties
Gender: Performativity/Performance
Gender: Mansplaining
Gender: Exculpatory Chauvinism
Gender: Fragile Masculinity/Toxic Masculinity
"Boys are trained to externalize our pain, when something bad has happened to us, we need to do something bad to someone else, avenge the humiliation we've suffered, the shame we've experienced." ~ Jackson Katz
"We have a duty to have those conversations, and for men to initiate them. I know women are tired of having to walk men through this. We can have these conversations amongst each other, not looking for forgiveness, looking to re-route that behaviour." ~ Pope Lonergan
In what sense is masculinity "fragile"?
As a 2019 article from The Atlantic points out, sociologist Raewyn Connell and others have theorized that "common masculine ideals such as social respect, physical strength, and sexual potency become problematic when they set unattainable standards. Falling short can make boys and men insecure and anxious, which might prompt them to use force in order to feel, and be seen as, dominant and in control...
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"Boys are trained to externalize our pain, when something bad has happened to us, we need to do something bad to someone else, avenge the humiliation we've suffered, the shame we've experienced." ~ Jackson Katz
"We have a duty to have those conversations, and for men to initiate them. I know women are tired of having to walk men through this. We can have these conversations amongst each other, not looking for forgiveness, looking to re-route that behaviour." ~ Pope Lonergan
A: "What's the difference between being assertive and being aggressive?" B: "Your gender." Artist: Haracek
Gender Gap in Poverty Rates over a Lifetime Percentage of People Living in Poverty Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Poverty Rates by Age and Sex, 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
In what sense is masculinity "fragile"?
As a 2019 article from The Atlantic points out, sociologist Raewyn Connell and others have theorized that "common masculine ideals such as social respect, physical strength, and sexual potency become problematic when they set unattainable standards. Falling short can make boys and men insecure and anxious, which might prompt them to use force in order to feel, and be seen as, dominant and in control...
Men seen as having more opportunities to be leaders in their community, 2019
Source: Pew Research Center