Define Gender and Gender Identity and Provide an Original Example

question 27

Essay

Define gender and gender identity and provide an original example of a highly gendered trait and a weakly gendered trait.

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Definitions:

Multidisciplinary

Involving or combining several academic disciplines or professional specializations in an approach to a topic or problem.

Frederic Jameson

An American literary critic and Marxist political theorist best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends and the concept of postmodernity.

Postmodern Society

A concept referring to the state or condition of society which is characterized by a complex, pluralistic, and fragmented perspective, moving beyond the principles and conventions of modernism.

Historicity

The quality of being historical; the historical development and context of an event, idea, or entity.