Week 5 - How does culture impact identity?
Overview: This week we look at the relationship between culture and identity. By the end of the week you will:
- understand how culture shapes identity
- understand the construction of gender
- know about various approaches to race concept
| Readings | CK: 8, 11 ER: Herdt SM: 20, 22, 23 |
| Lecture | Identity Gender Part I Video | PPT only | MP3 | text Gender Part II Video | PPT only | MP3 Race: Human Variation: following sections only
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| Assignments | 7/22: Wiki Outline 7/25:Ethnography 7/25-27: Discussion Board |
| Study Questions | What is the definition of sexual orientation? Why does Kottak claim that sexual orientation is both biological and cultural? What is the difference between sex and gender? What does gender role, gender stereotypes, and gender stratification mean? How does gender stratification interact with other cultural aspects? How is gender stratification related to the patriarchy? |
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