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c) Gender is relational men construct themselves as men in constant reference to definitions of femininity d) Gender is situational what it means to be a man depends on the context Gender is what we do, not what we have.
Doing gender
Gender is not a fixed component of our identity. We produce and re-produce it constantly when we interact with others. The more we do it, the stronger our gender identity becomes. For example: Doing boy things makes you a boy, not the other way around. You dont do boy things because you are a boy.
Gender order
Society is gendered. Wealth, power and privilege are unequally distributed between men and women. Gender is about difference and inequalities -> domination of men over women -> patriarchy Patriarchy -> a form of social organization in which men dominate, oppress and exploit women. Gender is about men, too. Not all men are equal -> some are more advantaged than others. For example, a middle-class white office worker compared to a black migrant waiter. Patriarchy as a system disadvantages both men and women.