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    ee “A . e Jessica Nadel Dr. McWhorter 23 February 2017 Test #1 1) Butler says theories such as Rubin’s are not viable, because sex cannot be conceptualized Ae evidence from texts to support your interpretation. he & Japart from gender. Explain Rubin’s theory and Butler’s criticism thoroughly, using wie ‘yh Rubin and Butler are both widely acclaimed feminist scholars but their theories on gender ‘and sexuality are quite the opposite. Rubin writes about the concept of the sex/gender system which identifies gender as a societal construction of sexuality. She focuses on the difference Y ‘tween sexuality as the anatomical construction of a being versus gender as the outward fw expression of that sexuality which i often shaped by culture. Meanwhile Butler seeks to tear ge L, these traditional notions apart through her argument that gender and sexuality are deeply ry f ey intertwined and furthermore are expressed through performativity. ay Rubin's theories are more traditional and focus on the separation of gender and sexuality. Ay oy Her concept of the sex/gender system is defined as “the set of arrangements by which a society i transforms biological sexuality into products of human activity, and in which these transformed sexual needs are satisfied” (Rubin 159). The idea of transformation is very important in this explanation because itis as ifthe intemal sexuality that a person is born with is exploded out of them in the form of gender. A person’s sexuality is funneled through social constructs and norms and is finally expressed in a person's gender, Rubin puts emphasis on the concept of the inside roving outside. This theory was drawn from research on kinship networks. Rubin references Lévi-Strauss who was able to research the intricacies of kinship networks and conclude that the exchange of women is prominent in various societies. Even in modern day society there is traditionally the exchange of the bride atthe alter between father and husband and through examples like this one a person’s sexuality becomes gendered by this societal practice. Rubin takes this even further to note that “If Lévi-Strauss is correct in seeing the exchange of women, s 4 fundamental principle of kinship, the subordination of women can be seen as a product of the relationships by which sex and gender are organized and produced” (Rubin 177). This exchange ‘hich is so rooted in the sex/gender system provides an explanation for sexism and female oppression. Butler meanwhile seeks to tear this concept apart. The idea that society has framed sex and gender as two different concepts is something she does not accept. She argues that, “There is the political problem that feminism encounters in the assumption thatthe term women denotes a ‘common ident "(Butler 4). She acknowledges thatthe term “women” does not just unite a ‘whole group of people based contends that gender isnot just societally constructed but also

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