Gendered Selves AndIntersectionality
Gendered Selves AndIntersectionality
CONTEXTSCONTEXTSCONTEXTSCONTEXTS
INTERACTIONSINTERACTIONSINTERACTIONSINTERACTIONS
ROLESROLESROLESROLES
IDENTITIESIDENTITIESIDENTITIESIDENTITIESSalience and Commitment
Responsibility To “Others”
Specific And Generalized Others
Situations and Definitions Of Situations
Putting It All TogetherPutting It All Together
Election 2000/2008Who Did I Vote For?
Election 2000/2008Who Did I Vote For?
EssentialismAdditive Identities
EssentialismAdditive Identities
Woman Hispanic
Woman
LesbianConstruction
Worker
MotherPoor
Hispanic
JANICE
IntersectionalityMultiplicative Identities
IntersectionalityMultiplicative Identities
Do Expectations Affect Gendered Selves?
Do Expectations Affect Gendered Selves?
The Ten Most Commonly Selected The Ten Most Commonly Selected Traits About American WomenTraits About American Women(256 White College Students)(256 White College Students)
IntelligentIntelligentMaterialisticMaterialistic
SensitiveSensitiveAttractiveAttractive
SophisticatedSophisticatedEmotionalEmotionalAmbitiousAmbitious
Career-OrientedCareer-OrientedIndependentIndependent
TalkativeTalkative
[From Weitz and Gordon 1993]
The Ten Most Commonly Selected The Ten Most Commonly Selected Traits About Black WomenTraits About Black Women
(256 White College Students)(256 White College Students)
LoudLoudTalkativeTalkative
AggressiveAggressiveIntelligentIntelligent
StraightforwardStraightforwardArgumentativeArgumentative
StubbornStubbornQuick-TemperedQuick-Tempered
BitchyBitchyToo Many ChildrenToo Many Children
[From Weitz and Gordon 1993]
Doing GenderDoing Gender
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• We re-create We re-create gender meanings and gendered social gender meanings and gendered social
structures when we act like men/women.structures when we act like men/women.• Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.• Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.• When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• We re-create We re-create gender meanings and gendered social gender meanings and gendered social
structures when we act like men/women.structures when we act like men/women.• Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.• Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.• When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”
• We behave so people always see our behavior as We behave so people always see our behavior as ““gender-appropriategender-appropriate.”.”• Our contradictions go unnoticed.Our contradictions go unnoticed.• Behaviors are used to legitimate or discredit other Behaviors are used to legitimate or discredit other
behaviors.behaviors.
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• We re-create We re-create gender meanings and gendered social gender meanings and gendered social
structures when we act like men/women.structures when we act like men/women.• Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.Gender is routinely reproduced. We don’t even realize it.• Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.Gender is a product of interactions not individuality.• When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”When we interact in gendered ways, we “do gender.”
• We behave so people always see our behavior as We behave so people always see our behavior as ““gender-appropriategender-appropriate.”.”• Our contradictions go unnoticed.Our contradictions go unnoticed.• Behaviors are used to legitimate or discredit other Behaviors are used to legitimate or discredit other
behaviors.behaviors.• Our gendered identity (not gender identity) is Our gendered identity (not gender identity) is fluidfluid..
• Thinking about this through the habitus/field lens.Thinking about this through the habitus/field lens.• Gender is an accomplishment . . it takes work!Gender is an accomplishment . . it takes work!• Doing gender strengthens differences and makes them Doing gender strengthens differences and makes them
“essential.”“essential.”
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