In this discussion, you are exploring the deeper meanings of what it is to have a gendered body and how that impacts your sense of self. Drawing on your required resources this week, you will explore bodies, gender, and health.
All reference are attached.
* Read the following chapters from the textbook Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration:
* Chapter 7: How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies?: The Gender of Bodies and Health
* Chapter 8: How Does Gender Impact the People We Live Our Lives With?: The Gender of Marriage and Families
* Read the webpages:
* Body Image in AdulthoodLinks to an external site.
* The New Crisis of MasculinityLinks to an external site.
* Read the article:
* ‘Maternity’ Services Need to Be Inclusive of Trans and Non-Binary People Who Give BirthLinks to an external site.
* Review the videos:
* A Gender for Every Human BodyLinks to an external site.
* Social Interaction & Performance: Crash Course Sociology #15
Write
After reviewing the resources required for this discussion forum, examine gender identity and the body by engaging the required material and presenting original, engaged reflective work. If you experience discomfort, lean into that and note this is an opportunity to exercise empathy and thoughtful, critical thinking.
For this week, you will respond to the following questions. Read the instructions carefully, as you are asked to incorporate and blend the required material in each question.
* Elaborate on the concept from Week 2, where you explored doing gender and consider how the body is a resource for expressing gender and gender performance. Use the webpage, Body Image in AdulthoodLinks to an external site.
; the videos, A Gender for Every Human BodyLinks to an external site.
and Social Interaction & Performance: Crash Course Sociology #15Links to an external site.
; Chapter 7 How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies?: The Gender of Bodies and Health from the course textbook and your life experiences in your gendered body to explain.
* Summarize the mind-body dualism as a key feature of gender inequality and the so-called “crisis in masculinity.” Include the following:
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* 1.Should dismantling gender inequality involve rethinking mind-body dualism in reflecting on this crisis?
* 2.Do you believe there is a crisis in masculinity?
* 3. How would masculinity shift in bodily gender expression without this way of thinking about bodies and gender?
* Use the webpage The New Crisis of MasculinityLinks to an external site.
; Chapter 7 How Does Gender Matter For How We Think About Our Bodies?: The Gender of Bodies and Health from the required textbook; and your life experiences with masculinity to answer.
* 4.Explain how controlling bodies in various ways (through body image, socialization, reproduction, and health) maintains power over people belonging to groups impacted by systems of oppression, particularly trans and nonbinary folx.
* 5. How are bodies an important way of maintaining power in society?
* 6. What are other examples where this is true?
* Use the article ‘Maternity’ Services Need to Be Inclusive of Trans and Non-Binary People Who Give BirthLinks to an external site.
, the webpages Body Image in AdulthoodLinks to an external site.
, The New Crisis of MasculinityLinks to an external site.
; the videos A Gender for Every Human BodyLinks to an external site.
and Social Interaction & Performance: Crash Course Sociology #15Links to an external site.
; and Chapter 7 How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies?: The Gender of Bodies and Health from the course textbook, Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration.
General Instructions
Overall, engage critically and avoid editorializing. Demonstrate your understanding of the material and include your sources from the course material or elsewhere if you do any outside research. Always cite using proper formatting and credible sources.