Review Questions:
Judith Lorber
How is gender constructed (according to JL)?
Why does society maintain the construction of gender differences (according to JL)?
Kate Bornstein
To many of us, it is important that we are able to identify the sex of another individual. When there is ambiguity, we often have a sense of frustration. Why is this so (according to KB)? If we were to have a greater tolerance for such ambiguity, what consequences can you think of in everyday life?
Geoffrey Canada
What function is served by socializing boys to fight according to the author?
Jenny Stuber
How do essentialists and social constructionists see things differently according to Stuber? What is their evidence?