Gender expression: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 18:23, 10 October 2017

Gender expression is an analytical category in gender studies that refers to aspects of a person's behaviours, mannerisms, interests, and appearance styles that are associated with gender in a particular cultural context, specifically with the categories of femininity or masculinity. This also includes gender roles. These categories rely on stereotypes about gender.

Gender expression is separate and independent both from sexual orientation and gender assigned at birth. A type of gender expression that is considered atypical for a person's externally perceived gender or gender identity may be described as gender non-conforming.

In men and boys, typical gender expression is often described as "manly", while atypical expression is known as effeminate. In girls, atypical expression is called tomboyish. In (especially queer) women, atypical and typical expression are known as butch and femme respectively. A mixture of typical and atypical expression may be described as androgynous. A type of expression that is perceived as neither typically feminine or masculine can be described as gender-neutral or undifferentiated.

The Bem Sex-Role Inventory was designed to evaluate gender expression objectively (within a White American cultural context).

References

Serano, Julia (2016). Whipping Girl: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity (2nd ed.), Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.

External links

"There Is No Perfect Word: A Transgender Glossary of Sorts" by Julia Serano
Gender Analysis: Transition as gender freedom, by Zinnia Jones, December 1, 2014
Gender Analysis: Identifying with a gender vs. reaffirming gender stereotypes, by Zinnia Jones, June 1, 2017
The Gender Unicorn – Trans Student Educational Resources

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 '''Gender expression''' is an analytical category in [[gender studies]] that refers to aspects of a person's behaviours, mannerisms, interests, and appearance styles that are associated with [[gender]] in a particular cultural context, specifically with the categories of [[femininity]] or [[masculinity]]. This also includes [[gender role]]s. These categories rely on [[stereotype]]s about gender.
-Gender expression is separate and independent both from [[gender identity]] and [[sexual orientation]], as well as from [[Sex assignment|gender assigned at birth]]. A type of gender expression that is considered atypical for a person's externally perceived gender or [[gender identity]] may be described as [[Gender variance|gender non-conforming]].
+Gender expression is separate and independent both from [[sexual orientation]] and [[Sex assignment|gender assigned at birth]]. A type of gender expression that is considered atypical for a person's externally perceived gender or [[gender identity]] may be described as [[Gender variance|gender non-conforming]].
 In men and boys, typical gender expression is often described as "manly", while atypical expression is known as [[Effeminacy|effeminate]]. In girls, atypical expression is called [[tomboy]]ish. In (especially queer) women, atypical and typical expression are known as [[butch and femme]] respectively. A mixture of typical and atypical expression may be described as [[Androgyny|androgynous]]. A type of expression that is perceived as neither typically feminine or masculine can be described as gender-neutral or undifferentiated.