UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Biglang Awa St., Corner Catleya St., EDSA, Caloocan City

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

GENDER AND SOCIETY

SUBJECT CODE: GEE 003
TOPIC OR LESSON 8: - Gender and Gender Identity
WEEK: 11
SUB-TOPIC/S: a. Gender
b. Gender Identity Formation
-Biological
-Sociological
c. Gender roles or gender stereotypes
d. Gender Identity Spectrum

OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC

We are done understanding our sex, sexuality, and sexual

orientation from our previous lessons. These beautiful facets of our personhood
were generated by biological, psychosocial, and sexual factors. Thus, we now
begin to understand our way of behaving base on our sex and sexuality in relation
to the social and cultural group we belong to. This module serves as an
introduction to gender and gender identity; and all the other issues concerning
the topic.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The following outputs are to be expected at the end of this session:

 Students’ active participation during class
 Quiz

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Discuss the context of sex, sexuality and gender following the Philippine social
norms.
2. Identify current sexuality and gender issues in the country

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3. Reinforce erroneous acts that show disrespect towards the different genders

ENGAGE

Get a pen and paper and associate the following words as "panlalaki" or
"pambabae"
1. hoodie 11. pustiso 21. leggings
2. butch 12. sinturon 22. suklay
3. drag 13. manyak 23. hair conditioner
4. karpintero 14. maputi 24. mainitin ulo
5. balo 15. pink 25. naghihilik
6. binabae 16. blue 26. mananahi
7. shorts 17. naglalaba 27. teacher
8. matigas 18. bola 28. pulis
9. mabango 19. barbie 29. gitarista
10. varsity mvp 20. turumpo 30. singer

EXPLORE

Watch the video entitled "Girl, Boy, Bakla, o Tomboy" to introduce the concept of
Gender and Gender Identity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAkLNEEZtV8

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 EXPLAIN

Gender
 a term or concept that encompasses the behaviors, socially
constructed roles, and psychological attributes
 commonly associated with being male or female refers to the
psychological and sociocultural characteristics associated with
 our sex our femininity or masculinity

Gender binary

 masculine- behaviors that are typically attributed to males

 feminine- behaviors that are typically attributed to females

Gender assumption

 assumptions about how people are likely to behave based on their

maleness or femaleness
 for most people gender assumptions are an important part of routine
social interaction

Gender identity

 refers to each individual's personal, subjective sense of their gender

how one psychologically perceives one's gender
 a product of both biological factors and social learning

Watch: "Gender Identity: Being Female, Male, Transgender or Genderfluid"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9YwOE8ndnc&t=3s

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Gender Identity Formation

Biological factors
 factors affecting the gender identity of a person by their anatomical or
physiological structures.
Examples of these are chromosomal sex, gonadal sex, and the hormonal
sex
Social factors
 Social-learning theory suggests that our identification with either
masculine or feminine roles or gender neutrality results primarily from the
social and cultural models and influences that we are exposed to during
our early development
 Even before their baby is born, parents (and other adults involved in child
rearing) have preconceived notions about how boys and girls differ. And
through a multitude of subtle and not so subtle means, they
communicate these ideas to their children.

Gender role
 sometimes called sex role
 refers to a collection of attitudes and behaviors that are considered
normal and appropriate for a particular sex in a specific society or culture
 establish sex-related behavioral expectations that people are expected
to fulfill gender-role expectations
 are culturally defined and vary from society to society
 largely a product of socialization
 The process by which our society conveys behavioral expectations to the
individual

Stereotype
 generalized notion of what a person is like based only on that person's sex,
race, religion, ethnic background, or similar criteria

Gender stereotype

 Stereotypes are widely shared judgments, shortcuts that keep us from

having to make judgments of our own. We rely on them, because
stereotypes tell us how we should act and what we should expect of other
people. It is only when the stereotype is negative, especially when the
negativity takes the form of oppression, that stereotypes cause problems.
Many stereotypes are of this kind."
 Gender then can become a social hierarchy that many people believe is
unjust rather than merely characteristics of individuals

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Gender diversity
 refers to flexibility in gender roles- expressing oneself as fits one's sense of
one's individual gender instead of limiting responses to those considered
stereotypically gender appropriate

Cisgender

 is used to designate people whose gender identities are congruent with

the sex they were assigned at birth
 based on an assumption that someone’s genitals match their gender

Transgender
 is used to designate people whose gender identities are not congruent
with the sex they were assigned at birth

Gender non-conforming or Non-binary

 Someone who does not identify as a man or a woman, or solely as one of
those two genders.
 It’s often used as an umbrella term for identities that fall outside the
male/female gender binary.

watch: "Kids Meet a Gender Non-Conforming Person | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZsBei4nCkU&t=1s

Genderqueer
 Someone may identify as genderqueer if their gender identity is neither
male nor female, is between or beyond genders, or is some combination
of genders.
 This identity is often related to or in reaction to the social construction of
gender, gender stereotypes and the gender binary system

Gender fluid
 may refer to a gender which varies over time.
 Someone who identifies as gender fluid may fluctuate between genders
or express multiple genders at the same time.
 Their gender may also vary at random or vary in response to different
circumstances.
 Most of us realize in the first few years of life that we are either male or
female. However, there is no guarantee that a person's gender identity
will be consistent with his or her biological sex, and some people
experience considerable confusion in their efforts to identify their own
maleness, femaleness, or otherwise

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 ELABORATE

Stress on the differences between: sex, sexual orientation, sexuality and gender
identity. It is important that students know how to define and compare these concepts.

EVALUATE

Suppose you are already a teacher. Think of activities that you can ask your students to
do/answer. Your topic is Gender and Gender Identity
To be submitted in the Google Classroom, format can be Word, PPT, or Jpeg. Show your
creativity in the presentation of the activities.

REFERENCES

Brooks, Robert L. & Baur, Carla (2013). "Our Sexuality." Boston, USA: Cengage
Learning. (pp. 116-150)

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