GEEC 111

Gender and Society

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
STUDYING GENDER AND
SOCIETY?
SEX AND GENDER
 ENHANCES ONE’S APPRECIATION OF COMPLEX WAYS IN WHICH CULTURAL VALUES AND PRACTICES INFLUENCE ONE’S VIEWS OF MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY AND MEN AND WOMEN.

ENHANCES ONE’S INSIGHT INTO HIS OR HER OWN GENDER, BOTH AS IT IS NOW AND AS ONE DECIDES TO REVISE IT. ONE WILL BECOME MORE AWARE OF WAYS CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS OF GENDER ARE COMMUNICATED IN DAILY LIFE.

STRENGTHENS ONE’S MEMBERSHIP TO THE SOCIETY. LEARNING ABOUT GENERAL DIFFERENCES IN GENDER CATEGORIES WILL ENLARGE ONE’S ABILITY TO APPRECIATE THE DISTINCT VALIDITY OF DIVERSE GENDER IDENTITIES.
GENDER REVOLUTION: EMERGENCE OF LGBTQ+
TERMINOLOGIES
 • There are four lessons in Module I. Lesson 1 was divided into three parts
that focused on the growing research interest in gender studies,
interdisciplinarity of this emerging field and the rationale behind studying
the course.
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• Lesson 2 dealt primarily with the crucial difference between sex and
gender.
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• Lesson 3 revolved around the development, or better yet evolution of
terminologies related to gender giving way for the society to acknowledge
the growing demand and grievances of the LGBTQ+ society.
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• Lastly, lesson 4 provided a brief discussion on the different theories on
gender that explains the development of an individual’s gender.
 FEMINISM AND WOMEN’S MOVEMENTS

•Lesson 1
Feminism & Feminist Ideologies
•Lesson 2
Women’s Movements in the United States
•Lesson 3
Women’s Movements in the Philippines
•Lesson 4
Gender Equality & Equity
•Thank You