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The Gender Continua

Explore the concept of gender as a continuum with diverse manifestations, challenging traditional norms. Discuss biological sex traits, societal expectations, and gender expression with real-life examples.

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The Gender Continua

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  1. The Gender Continua Key: AWL to Study, Low-frequency Vocabulary What is gender? What is a continuum?

  2. Cultural Norms and Expectations • Prompt people to interpret gender as two discrete polarities: • male and female • Nature’s rich diversity includes a vast array of unique and varied gender manifestations. • A very small number of people can claim to be entirely male or female. If few people can claim to be 100% male or female, what can they claim?

  3. Gender: A Continuum • Experts describe gender as a continuum with individuals at every point between the two extremes of male and female. Do you agree that gender is a continuum? Explain.

  4. Four Separate Scales Describe the four scales included in the gender continua.

  5. Biological Sex • Traits are assessed objectively using modern medical technology. • hormone levels • chromosome types • internal and external reproductive systems • secondary-sex characteristics Can you give examples of each of the four types of biological sex characteristics?

  6. Not an Either-Or Phenomenon • Real-life examples exist at every point on the scale. • Intersex Society of North America estimates • one out of every 100 people differ from the “norm.” In this context, what is meant by the term “norm”?

  7. Gender Identity • How people view themselves in terms of gender. • continuum with more than two categories • In an honest self-assessment, people will admit to having some traits of the opposite sex. What traits are typically associated with each gender?

  8. Societal andFamilialExpectations • May lead to discomfort or anxiety about an “inappropriate” gender characteristic • may lead to homophobic behavior. What is homophobia?

  9. Gender Expression • Comprises the ways people communicate gender: • dress • hairstyles • mannerisms • interests • speech • Masculine and feminine expression are at either end of the continuum. • androgynous at the center In what other ways do you think gender can be communicated?

  10. Sexual Orientation • End points of the continuum: • attracted to men • attracted to women • Mid-range • bisexual and asexual people • Presumed that people are at one end or the other. • However, Alfred Kinsey’s classic studies illustrate that the majority of people exhibit an attraction to both sexes. Are you surprised by Kinsey’s findings? Why or why not?

  11. The Gender-continuaModel • The full spectrum of naturally occurring gender manifestations • negates the culturallyimposed, black-and-white view of gender. • equates it with infinite possibilities. What is meant by the phrase “black-and-white view”?

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