Explain Candace West and Don Zimmerman's Concept of Doing Gender

question 70

Essay

Explain Candace West and Don Zimmerman's concept of doing gender.Include definitions for sex, sex category, and gender, and explain what distinguishes the three.Illustrate the concept with one example of how someone might "do" gender.

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Definitions:

Emotional Intensity

The magnitude of emotional reactions to events or situations.

Basic Emotions

Fundamental feelings that exist across cultures, often considered to include happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise, and anger.

Physiological Arousal

The bodily responses to stimuli or activities that increase heart rate, respiration, and energy levels, often associated with stress, excitement, or physical exertion.

Duchenne Smiles

Genuine smiles that involve contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle (lifting the corners of the mouth) and the orbicularis oculi muscle (causing crow’s feet around the eyes).