Gender

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1. Pleck (1995)

  • Gender is a problematic term
  • Masculinity and femininity are socially constructed to form the standards and norms of masculine ideology
  • The concept of gender is ethnocentric
  • There is now a variety of different genders to choose from
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2. Fairclough (1988)

  • The gender binary has been socially constructed through normalising discourses
  • Gender is an ethnocentric construct
  • In our postmodern era, we are no longer strained by gender identity
  • Non-binary gender expression has been present over time and across different global cultures

3. Herdt (1996)

  • There are many different genders available for individuals to choose from
  • Gender is an ethnocentric construct
  • Non-binary gender or expression has been present over time and across different global cultures
  • The social construct of gender serves to reinforce the patriarchy

4. Bordo (1990)

  • Masculinity and femininity are socially constructed to form the standards and norms of masculine ideology
  • The gender binary has been socially constructed through normalising discourses
  • Gender is an ethnocentric construct, inherently unstable and continually self-restricting
  • Simply serves to reinforce "normative" masculinity practices as well as patriarchal social structures

5. Richards (2016)

  • Gender is an ethnocentric construct
  • There are many different genders available that individuals may choose to subscribe to
  • Non-binary gender identity or expression has been present over time and across cultures globally
  • Masculinity and femininity are socially constructed to form the standards and norms of masculine ideology
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