Argumentative Essay On Gender And Gender

Gender and Sex are both terms used in our society frequently, however, misunderstood the most. Sex is typically characterized by the anatomical perspective while gender is characterized by behaviors. As this may be the general understanding of sex and gender as definitions, it is not the real deal. The real deal is that sex and gender go much farther than men, women, and hermaphrodites. The primary sex categories as of now are female, male, and thirty-three varieties of intersex. For gender, there are over 100 genders that are recognized today. (Powerpoint 1) In this essay I will be addressing different theories revolved around gender and sex and how they affect people in our society more negatively than positively. There are many very common stereotypes in the world we live in

As I touched on before, different language will be used depending on who is being discussed. Kleinman discusses some of the language that she has deciphered in her own field work as well as language found in the media. In her fieldwork Kleinman notices that participants unknowingly described perceived masculinity and feminine characteristics. In one of her employees interviews the woman, Carla, antagonizes the male practitioners but then, sugar coats her statement by saying: “You’ve got to understand that they are probably better than a lot of men. They’re a lot more human than men on the outside.” (Kleinman, p. 24) By saying this, Carla is already putting most men in a category that makes them out to be shallow and inhumane. Kleinman also observes that the women at Renewal, “…assumed that care and compassion are female characteristics and thus deserve little praise in the case of women.” (Kleinman p. 25) This puts women in a socially cultivated category where we must be nurturers and care-givers by birth. Finding this language is not easy, it can be hard to decipher what is sexist, anti-feminist, etc. because it is so often hidden in the