Economy and Gender

Individual needs drive species' adaptations. What we do as individuals to adapt is what we view as beneficial to ourselves as individuals, and it has implications (consequences) for the species. Recognizing our place in the small group, the extended family or group, the community and the gender that our sex represents allows us to see that human interest is a combination of short term and long term awareness.

If economic and other support arrangements for survival originally defined gender roles, then what happens to gender when the market re-arranges and women start to earn as much or more than men? What happens individually, to individuals, to family (the traditional cradle of the individual) and what happens to the species?

Middle books - socialization

So what do the experts say about what we are doing - and could or should do - when we are raising our sons and daughters? How are we socializing them into "doing gender"?

"doing" distinctions vs. acceptance of what is

while astro-physics still does not understand the origin & maintenance of the cosmos (CLICK - the "big bang" theory is just a story), sociologists still do not understand the relationship between the feminine and the masculine principles.

Darwin's great-great granddaughter

caught at Oxford in a pigtail-pulling contest involving race and sex. CLICK: Is this what the survival of the fittest turned into?

The Crock of Gold

Everyone can read the first 10 pages - The entire book is on line.
The women were 1. thin 2. gray - takes away the physical capital
The men were 1. thick skinned 2. hated the women's cooking - took away man's need for nuture
The women 1. disliked their own children but 2. liked the other woman's children. They swapped and all 6 lived together in the pine wood. Neither mothers nor fathers played much with the children - the mothers did not seem to know how; the fathers peered at them through thick glasses. The children found other playmates in the pine wood. ... "Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will." This can lead to mishaps.
People came to the house to get advice from the 2 philosopher men. The men said many things including: ... "Knowledge becomes lumber in a week, so get rid of it."
The women had knowledge, too - but they would not share it! "A secret is a weapon and a friend." What happens next? What is the relationship of love & wisdom, wisdom & love. Time & nature.

Hello everyone! Does everyone agree on writing a two page paper instead of a scantron test? OK - a take home exam it is. See comments here, and then see questions on site. ~ MT

Why straight men don't hang out with gay men.

Its just uncomfortable because we may feel as if they're checking us out. Its happened to me. My ex girlfriend was friends with a gay guy and even though he knew we were in love he still made passes at me. Both were openly gay and flaunted it which kindof bothers me personally. Its kindof the same reason why its hard for a straight man to be friends with a good looking woman. If ther's an attraction there its really hard to get it out of our minds. Maybe its just me though.

bakla and tomboy clips from Linda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BAvIdCodAY&feature=related (part one)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD_RqP-yG9Q&feature=related (part two)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TnXhLUu7EM&feature=related (part three)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdQ4h1kli4Q&feature=related (part four)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-wpqRMTqmM&feature=related (part five)
G E N D E R B E N D I N G

mona lisa smiles

Yesterday my friends and I were watching Mona Lisa Smiles I love this movie I think I seen it like ten times. But every single time that I watched it I learned something new or I get more of the movie. The art professor teaches conservative 50's Wellesley girls to question their societal roles played by Julia Roberts. Roberts makes her students to think outside their traditionally roles. All of the students portrayed by women that after graduating from best University in the nation at the time in the 50’s needed to be married and not to think about what else they could do with their life. My favorite part is when Betty Warren played by Kristen Dunst tell her best friend look what I got what I always wanted and she shows her Joan Brandwyn played by Julia Stiles a washer and a dryer. I can not believe girls my age at the time that’s what they always wanted I thinks that’s pretty funny good thing time has change for us. Other scene in the movie that I like is when they started talking about birth control very immoral to have and the teachers or nurses couldn’t promote birth control if women where to have been found with women condoms they where looked as sluts. I love movies like this cause makes me glad and thankful in the century that I live in although we as women are still fighting.

Life With Legalized Gender Stereotypes

Women on Death Row

Check out this article, it adds depth to the video Why Women Aren't executed: Gender Bias and the Death Penalty

Gender and Work

• How to conduct yourself in the workplace, 1950s style
• Economic health of a country and rate of women-working

5 Genders

kudos

I just wanted to give a kudos on yesterdays presentation (womanhood) i think they all did a great job!!! i learned a bit more of what type of characteristics males find in females. Also the pictures were very entertaining to look at a lot of eye candy for the women to see. Thanks

Genders or Sexes?

Stereotypes or generalizations?
Source a poster named CSULAGIRLIE on this post

Group Presentation Group G

Group G: Gender Benders

I was wondering if you guys wanted to do 2 presentations or 1 after looking at the material I feel we might have some repeats if we do 2 separate groups vs 1