GENDER &

SEXUALITY
AS A SOCIAL REALITY

Group 1
Ian Roy Arenas
Hannah Cabasan
Noelle Joy Madriaga
Gracielle Ann Padilla
Leonard Pascual
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AS A SOCIAL REALITY

Sex Gender Sexuality

Sex Intersex Gender Identity
The biological aspect The social interpretation The totality of our own
of sex; maleness or of sex; experience of our sex chromosomes Individuals with
femaleness Masculinity, femininity and gender. composite genitals
etc. Chromosomal markers Person biological sex
that distinguish female (possessing some does not align with
(XX) from male (XY) characteristics of both one’s gender identity.
species male and female (Transgender)
genitals.
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Sexual Appreciating
Orientation Diversity
Gender pertains to our “Come out” become
emotional and sexual comfortable enough with
attraction to a person their sexuality that they
feel safe to share it with
other people.
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Patriarchy
Social system where men primarily holds
power in the political and private spheres
Feminism
Continuing series of social movements that aim to
challenge the patriarchal society that creates these
oppressive political structure, beliefs and practices
against women,
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GENDER
Greek
Greek philosophers viewed women as
the inferior sex and are properties of
men whose only job was to obey their
husbands, bear children and take care
of households
Egypt
Greek Historian, the Egyptian civilization
citing that Egyptian women enjoyed higher
social status than Greek women because
they can inherit property and engage in
trade and politics
China
Confucianism has astringent written
rule that dictate how women should
conduct themselves. “Three obedience
‘s and four virtue” and “Precepts of
women”.
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Women Empowerment
Women’s liberation movement, women’s movement, or feminism is a continuing series of social movements that aim to
challenge the patriarchal society that creates these oppressive political structures, beliefs and practices against women.

Women Suffrage Equality in politics & society Reproductive Rights

Women were not allowed to vote
before because they were viewed
as irrational and temperamental
and not able to make rational
decisions
Women’s voices were Women is in control of her body
silenced, so society must and she can decide for herself on
make an effort to restore their what she sees is best for her.
rights
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Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence Other Rights

The center for women’s resources in the Rights to divorce their husbands, the right to make
Philippines estimate that one women or child decisions on her pregnancy, equitable wages and
is a raped every hour mostly by someone they equal employment opportunity.
know.
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AS A SUBJECT OF INQUIRY

Gender Studies Social Research Research Approach Ethics in Research

A field of study concerned The process of The orientation in These are considerations in
about how reproductive roles investigating social understanding social conducting research to make
are interpreted and negotiated in realities. realities. sure that the well-being of the
the society through gender. participants are ensured.
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Gender Role or Sex Role

Sets of culturally defined behaviors such as masculinity and femininity.

Diversity and Inclusion Gender Studies and Research Approaches in Research

Gender roles are socially Identifying problems making Variety of issues that could be
constructed and are not something hypotheses and assumptions, gathering biomedical psychosocial, or political-
that we are “born with” data and making conlusions. legal there is no singular way in
conducting the research process.
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Qualitative
Approach focuses more on the meaning created and interpretations made by people about their own personal or vicarious
(observed) experiences.

Phenomenology Hermeneutics Ethnography & Ethnomethodology

Conducting intensive interview with Understanding the meaning of texts
individuals who have experienced a (literary works, art works) and what Immersing in a community and taking
particular event and understanding they convey about human realities. note of their experiences beliefs,
their “lived experience” attitudes and practices.
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Quantitative
Approach, on the other hand, focuses more on characterizing a population ( total number of individual is in a group) or a
sample ( a sub-group within the population) and in some cases.

Survey Experiment
Collecting information from a Creating actual set-ups to observe
sample. behavior of people in an experimental
group
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RESEARCH
Informed Consent
Researchers should make sure
that the participants in the
study are aware of the purpose
and processes of the study they
are participating in.
Confidentiality & Non-maleficence and Distributive Justice
Anonymity Beneficence
Researchers should not A study should do no harm Any study should not
reveal any information to anyone. Especially in disadvantage a particular group
provided by participants, researchers involving human especially the marginalized and
much so their identity to a study should be beneficial oppressed.
anyone who are not for it to be worth
concerned with the study. implementing.
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ECOLOGY

As a field recognizes the interplay among internal and external environments physical, socio-
economic, cultural.
Human Development across lifespan is influenced by these environments. In the context of
gender and sexuality, a human ecological approach looks at human sexual lives and experiences at
various levels and sphere of analysis.

Human Ecology