What is the meaning of West and Zimmerman's argument that gender is something we do?

(a) Gender is a role we play, which we can assume at will.
(b) Gender is less a component of identity—something fixed and static—that we take with us into our interactions than it is the product of those interactions.
(c) We are forced to reiterate our gender over and over; it is such an unstable category that it must be performed constantly.
(d) Secondary sex characteristics are more important than primary sex characteristics.


(b) Gender is less a component of identity—something fixed and static—that we take with us into our interactions than it is the product of those interactions.

Sociology

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