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Gender: Identities, Interactions, and Institutions

On one half of the image, a young girl dressed in pink lays on a pink pillow and is surrounded by a variety of pink toys and clothes. On the other half of the image, a young boy in blue holding a blue guitar sits in a room surrounded by blue toys, clothes, and other items.
Figure 9.1 Pink is for girls and blue is for boys? (Photo credit: JeongMee Yoon)

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Learning Objectives and Overview
    1. Learning Objectives
    2. Overview
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Learning Objectives and Overview
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. All Rights Reserved Content
  2. Sex, Gender, and Identity
    1. Perception versus Expectation
    2. Activity: Gender Identity, Gender Binaries, and Colonialism
    3. Social Construction of Gender
      1. Masculinity
      2. Femininity
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Sex, Gender, and Identity
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  3. Beyond the Binary
    1. Examining Sex Assignment and Gender Identity
    2. Awareness of Gender Identity
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Beyond the Binary
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  4. Examining Interactions
    1. Socialization
    2. Gender Policing
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Examining Interactions
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  5. Gender and Intersectionality
    1. The Origin of Intersectionality
    2. Intersectionality and Inequality
    3. Activity: Intersectionality
    4. Licenses and Attributions for Gender and Intersectionality
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  6. Institutions and Inequalities
    1. Activity: Gender Stratification
    2. Licenses and Attributions for Institutions and Inequalities
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. All Rights Reserved Content
  7. Families as a Social Institution
    1. Ideological and Institutional Barriers to Egalitarian Families
    2. Licenses and Attributions for Families as a Social Institution
      1. Open Content, Original
  8. Social Institutions and Stratification in Work/Public Spheres
    1. The Pay Gap
    2. The Glass Ceiling
    3. Feminization of Poverty
    4. Women in Politics
    5. A Closer Look: Roe v. Wade
    6. Licenses and Attributions for Social Institutions and Stratification in Work/Public Spheres
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  9. Movements for Change: Feminism
    1. First Wave: Suffrage Movement (1800s–1920s)
    2. Second Wave: The Problem That Had No Name (1960s–1980s)
    3. Third Wave: Centering Diverse Voices (1990s–2008)
    4. Fourth Wave: #MeToo #TimesUp (2008–present)
    5. Activity: Origins of the #MeToo Movement
    6. Licenses and Attributions for Movements for Change: Feminism
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  10. Conclusion
    1. Review of Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Discussion Questions
    4. Additional Resources
    5. Licenses and Attributions for Conclusion
      1. Open Content, Original
  11. Chapter References

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