Gender Sexuality and Society: Theories, Issues and Impact on Everyday Life

This article discusses the sociology of gender and sexuality, theories associated with it, issues related to experience of gender and sexuality, and the impact of gender and sexuality on everyday life in society. It covers topics such as gender neutrality, gender identity, sexuality, discrimination, biasness, and the intersection of sexuality with major social issues.

Gender Sexuality and Society

People have started raising their children gender neutral these days as being gender
neutral can enhance the child’s awareness of self-esteem and identity. Due to these the children
who get freedom of these choices in their early life are more likely to have self-confidence as
well become leaders as compared to other kids. Gender refers to the gender identity such as men
and women as defined by people themselves. Sexuality refers to who an individual is attracted to
as well as the plethora of orientations (Fleischhacker, 2019). Gender are the features of women,
girls, boys and men which are socially constructed. It can also involve the social norms, roles
and behaviors which are associated with being a men, boy, girl or women. Sexuality is all about
the sexual feelings, attractions, behaviors and thoughts which they have towards other people.
The things such as emotionally attractiveness, sexual attractiveness and physical attractiveness
all are a part of a person’s sexuality.
Gender and sexuality have changed a lot from the past. In earlier days, the gender and
sexuality were associated with certain gender and sexuality as well. People were tagged with the
gender they were born with not that they wanted to be or what they feel they were. It suppressed
their feeling and true nature. The gender other than man and women was unacceptable. A certain
gender was favored more than others. Men were considered to be bread makers and women only
to home makers and they were not considered strong. However, things have changed and people
have realized gender and sexuality is all about what people want and feel. The report will aim to
analyze the sociology of gender and sexuality and certain theories associated with it.
Gender and sexuality has always been a major topic of discussion in all around the world.
People have to experience the roles and sexuality as determined by society on their everyday
basis. As sexuality and gender plays a significant role in determining the social status which
influence women, families and children on a wide level (Kedley and Spiering, 2018). For
example the intersection of sexuality with major social issues involves women’ and children’s
health. It also involve gender based violence. The everyday experiences of gender and sexuality
involves facing discrimination at workplace as the women are paid less than men. Women are
given less opportunities to be at higher potions as only men are considered to be able to pull
theses jobs only.
Gender and sexuality are the important parts of a human life. However, on everyday
basis, people have to face various human experiences for their sexuality. It is a complex

phenomenon of sexuality which have spiritual, intellectual and emotional dimensions with
involving social, cultural and economic as well as religious contexts. These contexts are things
which limits or prohibits of an individual’s life. The sexuality of a person influences their
cultures, religions and politics etc. a culture’s treatment of sexuality can influence the
individual’s feeling such as safe and unsafe. For example, some cultures strictly prohibits the
homosexuality and implies homophobic.
Sexuality affects the women’s ability to protect herself against diseases, unwanted
pregnancy and violence as well as childbirth etc. Sexuality and gender have been an arena for
contesting power relations and social status. This results in discrimination, violence and abuse on
a gender based on their sexual orientation and their gender (Crawford and Unger, 2019). The
intersection of sexuality with major issues involves a number of social issues such as youth
development, population growth, gender based violence and human rights. For example women
in their everyday life experience more gender based violence as compared to men. They are often
abused as it is assumed that they are weaker than the other gender and thus lacks power.
People have rights such as sexual rights to privacy, body integrity, freedom of expression
and right to anatomy which are fundamental to every human being. However, there is often
violation of these rights which is majorly influenced by culture, race and classes. This suggests
that gender and sexuality have major role in influences in the life of people a lot more than what
is generally accepted. People experience gender and sexuality based issues in their everyday life
such as gender discrimination, gender based violence and aggression etc. (Balogun, 2021).
Social life and social structure experiences have specific working theories with which
new aspects can be analyzed productively, based on specific working scenarios for gaining
functional growth. Theories of social life related with gender and sex, are able to develop
productive competitive diversity for generating untapped functional beliefs within diverse
paradigms. Functionalism theory, feminism theory, Marxism theory and positivism theory are
also some of the most integral social life and social structure theories for improvising rapid
competitive engagement profoundly (Talbot, 2019). Gender and sexuality related issues within
social life and social structure everyday experiences can be analyzed by practically developing
competent working vision, and also correlate towards untapped performance benchmarks.

Feminism theory: It is interdisciplinary approach that specifies gender inequalities which exist
in gender, expression and identify beliefs based on further engaged on specific scenarios. The
feminism theory signifies social theories and political activism, to develop primitive engagement
practically and for extended competitive functional efficacy within longer time frame. Exclusion
on basis of sex and gender, objectification and structural economic inequality are some of the
factors within feminism theory. Feminism theory is also proactive diverse for strengthened rise
on specific engagement efficacy, and developing innovative working reach among females
(Dennehy, 2022).
Functionalism theory: The functionalism theory specifies that gender inequalities exist as an
efficient way for creating division of labor within social system, where particular segments of
population is responsible for certain acts of labor. Theory is based on premises that all aspects of
society, roles and norms are based on for strengthening long term survival within society for
optimum diversity parameters. It signifies functional expansion proactively, and social scale
expansion as per maximizing social efficiency aspects for gaining functionalism worked on
towards untapped new working optimization. Theory also addresses specific attention towards
extended paradigms, and untapped specific practical usage for strengthening functional practical
engagement.
Marxism theory: It analyses way women are exploited through capitalism and individual
ownership within private property, where women liberation can be only achieved by dismantling
capitalist system. The Marxism theory signifies that contend much of women labor which is
uncompensated, and also further develop expertise for strengthened social expansion reach
proactively. Criticism of capitalism can be worked on as set of structures, practical working
practices and incentives where promotion of exploitation of labor, alienation among human
beings are based on for untapped new competencies.
Positivism theory: It is empiricist philosophical theory, which holds all genuine knowledge that
is either true where meaning further develops logic from sensory experiences among gender
within social living (Hallgren and Risman, 2022). The positivism is connected towards brief,
clear, concise discussion and integrating descriptive story from human feelings and subjective
interpretation functionally. Theory reflects that application signifies major scenarios, for
extending strengthened competent functional efficacy innovatively. It stresses on importance of

working towards quantitative research such as large scale surveys, where importance of
quantitative research such as large scale surveys can be evolved on for developing relationship
between social class.
Issues related to experience of gender and sexuality.
The issues related to experience of gender and sexuality, are highly crucial for competent
functional efficacy and management expanding towards structural vision. The theories
specifically signify that major parameters, are interrelated for strengthened vision gaining
fundamental structural vision. Lack of employment equality, lack, of legal protection and lack of
bodily autonomy are some of the major issues related to gender and sexuality experienced by
women. Recent in depth analysis done on issues, related to experience of gender and sexuality
are integrated for more competent analysis to be done on for improved standards in society
(Iman, Nazarov and Obydenkova, 2022).
Lack of employment equality: The lack of employment equality among females and males is one
of the specific issue faced by females, where experience of gender and equality can be analyzed.
UK stands at 17.3% where reasons for gap being complex and interrelated including economic,
cultural, societal and educational factors proactively. Workplace equality means employees of all
genders get equal pay, benefits and similar opportunities for promotions and career progression
along with equal consideration towards needs. The theory of feminism, is set of ideologies
where political, social movements having specific achievement and equality oriented for
providing equal platforms for women. As per the views of (Quigley and Patel, 2022). Lack of
employment equality found among females has been grown as one of the most significant
concern, where productive competencies are specifically essential. Research also signifies
specific efficacy has to be correlated to develop expertise and improved working scenarios for
equal opportunities to females within corporates.
Lack of legal protections: Over billion women, there is no legal protection from domestic sexual
and domestic violence where substantial impact on women freedom and ability to thrive has been
found to be essential. Workplace gender rations inequalities, violence and marriage, divorce
along with education has been found to be some of the specific parameters where lack of legal

protection is experienced by females. As per the views of Rosa and Clavero (2022), functionalist
perspective within gender inequality suggests that gender inequalities exist within efficient way
for creating division of labor. Lack of legal protection is also one of the major parameter where
females experience less availability of legal protection. Author signifies that lack of legal
protection hampers female lifestyle and engagement of equal rights for fundamental living.
Lack of bodily autonomy: The lack of bodily autonomy has massive implications beyond
profound harms among girls, women which further potentially depresses economic productivity
variedly. The undercutting skills, results in extra cost of health care and judicial system where
this hinders proper significant working efficacy competently on major working domains. As per
the views of Tomalin and Starkey (2022),virginity test on young girls and female genital
mutilation are some of the major parameters where lack of bodily autonomy. The lack of bodily
autonomy experienced by women, are some of the major parameters where extended care among
females are analyzed. Author specifies that capacity for women to achieve wellbeing and role in
decision making are highly structurally essential where ability of women to make decisions
within essential aspect of empowerment are connected.
Gender and sexuality in society
Gender and sexuality in society are shaped by varied aspects of lives, physical bodies and
mind, selves through gender and sex where society and social expectations about women and
men sex are connected. The reproduction aspects, are organized within medical, legal and
political systems which are some of the major competent aspects integrally essential for extended
functional growth. Gender is important consideration regarding social norms and power
structure, which impacts on lives and opportunities for various men and women. This signifies
that more women are power than men live in poverty, where women experience physical and
mental abuse also further as it has hampered living standards. Gender awareness rises plays an
important role, for informing women and men about gender equality where benefits of more
gender equal society are worked on. There has been extended benefits of more gender equal
society, where consequences of gender equality can be analyzed. There is gender awareness
attached, where raising intended change in attitudes, behavior and beliefs are connected for
reinforcing inequalities between men and women specifically. Sexuality is important, for
representing activities within rite of passage into adulthood developing respect, pleasurable

living scenarios and reinforcing roles and aspirations specifically correlated into males and
females. Gender equality in society, has profound correlation to evolve on dynamic platforms
and extended performance oriented aspects within longer time frame (Verwey, 2022).
Gender and sexuality are centrally important aspects of lives, where providing better care
for children have significant correlation to healthcare services availability and healthier food
engagement. Study in recent research also signifies that practical engagement of best theories,
rapidly develops optimum new functional creative benchmarks within society which signifies
best scale competencies to be correlated. Procedures such as participatory empowerment,
equitable and sustainable, which is free from violence and respectful regarding human rights
along with self-determination. Gender inequalities, such as health insurance, child poverties and
occupational sex segregation, and racial discrimination are some of the major concerns evolving
in society diversely. This signifies best development which need to be undertaken, and also
primitive functional knowledge worked on for strengthening more productive decisions for
females. There has been specific functional efficacy based on actualization regarding human
potentials, based on developed optimum societal engagement for extended development rapidly
evolving. Practical implementation of theories such as functionalism, feminism, Marxism
theories have huge correlation for developing equal place opportunities for females within
society (Verwey, 2022). Gender and society is essentially engaged on by bringing reflective
aspects, improvising diversity at workplace and improvising new scale measures for developing
integral growth structurally. This signifies major parameters, which need to be evolved on for
more competent functional expansion, and working engagement diversity within society. The
ways in which gender and sexuality are connected towards linked constructs, where role of
gender in individual lives further improves on further living scenarios in society.
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that the everyday issues in gender and
sexuality can be changed. There are some changes which needs to implement in present such as
education and raising awareness. There is a strict nee of new policies as well improvements in
existing policies so that these everyday issues can be changed. The changes have a huge impact
on the issues as raising awareness on the matters which help people in better thinking and
implying new procedures which provides sexuality and diversity to everyone regardless of their
gender.

People experience discrimination and biasness in their everyday life. There are certain
theories of gender and sexuality such as functionalism theory, feminism theory and maximum
theory which describe how certain gender and sexuality holds more power over the other
genders. There are various issues which related to the gender and sexuality such as lack of
employment equality, lack of body autonomy and lack of legal protections etc. Gender and
sexuality in society is influenced a number of factors such as cultures, religion and social status
etc.
As the issues have emerged due to lack of information and awareness. So it is
recommended that awareness should be raised regarding gender and sexuality and people should
be educated to not to discriminate on the basis of a certain sexuality or gender. The education
should be provided to children in their early years as in that time, education can lead towards a
better future.

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