What does it mean to analyze gender on an “interactional” level? Explain how status characteristics theory and the doing gender perspective are interactional-level theories in relation to gender, taking care to specify the differences and similarities among these theories.

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. should explain that the interactionist approach views gender as a creation of our
interactions with other people. In explaining status characteristics theory, students should discuss
performance expectation, status characteristic, and gender status belief. The discussion of doing
gender should explain ethnomethodology. The discussion should include the concepts of gender
assignment and accountability.

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