In their work on "doing gender", West and Zimmerman argue that:
A. gender is a process, not a fixed identity
B. gender is tied to biology
C. gender can not be undone or changed
D. gender refers to a set of fixed traits within an individual that remains the same regardless of context and location
A. gender is a process, not a fixed identity (Gender is a product of interaction and activities. It is these interactions with others and institutions that produce the gender we choose to display.)
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Fill in the blanks with correct word
Explain the differences and similarities between habitualization and institutionalization.
What will be an ideal response?
Karuna Chanana Ahmed, an anthropologist from India who has studied developing nations, calls which group the most exploited of all oppressed people?
a. children b. women c. the elderly d. the poor