Utilizing the concepts and terms from lecture, the online reading links on the syllabus, the PDF handouts by Jensen, Peril, and Cordelia Fine
1. Distinguish between sex and gender. Explain using details and examples.
2. Why is this distinction important to examine?
3. How does Jensen describe dominant masculinity and how does Peril describe cultural, mainstream definitions of femininity from the WW II era?
4. Do you see these definitions and expectations of masculinity and femininity among your peers, family and in the media? Explain and describe how these expectations are produced and reproduced in the world around you by citing examples and personal experiences and /or observations including the content of popular culture in the form of advertisements, films, television shows, and cultural products such as clothes and/or toys.
5. How have your own expectations for yourself and others been impacted by these cultural norms?
6. Have you witnessed conscious resistance to these expectations? Explain.