Gender And Gender: The Concept Of Gender

The concept of gender can be defined as physiological and social manifestations, attitudes, behaviors, mannerisms that society’s culture associates with an individual’s sex that fall into the binary of being categorized as a man or a woman. People often confuse the concept with the definition of sex, which specifically labels a person’s biological status, their chromosomes, reproductive organs and genitalia. Gender refers more to the superficial elements of people such as their outward appearance, grooming techniques and most importantly the way one performs gender, which could be conforming or non conforming. For instance how one’s gender identity is expressed is suggested to be linked to their gender socialization; which is what individuals

Throughout research, Zimmerman revealed that in order to realize the affect gender holds on society , one must step back and separate themselves from the perspectives on what sex and gender should look like that exist.Gender communication relates to expressions used by one gender in different types of relationships and roles amongst others.When communication was observed in gender separated environments to promote discussion, there were numerous differences observed in the ways that the men and women expressed themselves. Women held the ability to reveal a lot of personal information in group discussions and allowed everyone to finish their part of discussion before beginning to speak. On the contrary, men did not share personal information and changed topics frequently and tended to dominate discussion in attempts to establish hierarchy in communication. This could suggest that when approaching conversation , men are looking to gain the upper hand in a room and status, whereas women are looking to achieve intimate connections. It was also revealed throughout research that women use communication for the sustainability of a relationship; being responsive, supportive , and valuing equality. Men holding the opposite agenda, tended to be focused on maintaining assertiveness, and holding straightforward, less personal