How Does the Interactionist Approach Understand Gender

question 2

Multiple Choice

How does the interactionist approach understand gender?

• A) It claims that gender is a set of social roles that each person in a society needs to take on for social interactions to run smoothly.
• B) It considers gender to be an essential property of each human.
• C) It suggests that gender is produced at an "intersection" with race, class, and sexuality.
• D) It sees gender as a social practice that people produce or "do" in specific contexts and situations.

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Definitions:

Distinctiveness

The quality or condition of being unique or distinguishable from others, notably in terms of characteristics or features.

Consistency

The degree to which a person's actions, beliefs, performance, or results remain stable and reliable over time.

Perceptions

The process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to produce a meaningful experience of the world.

Attitude

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something, typically reflected in a person's behavior.