Gender, Sexuality and Society: A Sociological Perspective

This report explores the sociological perspective of gender and sexuality, including feminist theory, conflict theory, and queer theory. It discusses everyday experiences of discrimination and inequality in households and workplaces, and the need for equal rights and opportunities for all genders and sexual orientations.

GENDER,
SEXUALITY AND
SOCIETY

Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Sociology of gender and sexuality...............................................................................................3
Every day experience of gender and sexuality in relation to academic studies and sociology
theories ........................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Sociology is defined as the scientific study of the society and human behaviour. In this, the
field of sociology is also well state that they have professional application of scientific behaviour
of the humanistic framework which helps to improve the understanding and knowledge of the
society and human behaviour. The sociological perspective is also defining various behaviour of
human which change as per the need and recognition of the transition which is mandatory. In this
report, there is no debate which is show the expectation of sociology which analysis of major
theoretical orientation that guide the profession (Bird and et. al., 2020). There is enormous
debate which is taken as per the within the field, whereas, the sociologist which help to show the
general prospect on the focus point on the three theoretical orientation. In this report, the
discussion is based on the various implementation which is regards with the social class of
gender and sexuality. Moreover, the critically analysis is based on the everyday which show the
various diabolical experience which is based on the gender and sexuality in relation with the
sociology of gender and sexuality (Bivens and et. al., 2018).
MAIN BODY
Sociology of gender and sexuality
A sociological perspective which is defined as the biological notion which is associated
with the sex and various core value which emphasize the social and cultural bases of gender. The
moral and tend to create the sociological study of gender is more often comply with the various
combination with core study of sexuality. Likewise, there are number of gender, sexuality which
is not recommend about the biologically constructed but they have prolongation to generate a
shape by using social and cultural factor which is authentic in several community and social
group. The sociology is a unique perspective on the term of gender and sexuality which show
their vital importance in the social world. Moreover, the sociological perspective which help to
configure on the biological notion of the sex and it determine differences and show the
similarities which help to distinguish about the gender are used to treat about with the social
factor which need proper changes in order to make this treatable. As per the deep conservation
with order to find the research, it is identified that the individual used to distinguish between the
gender as per their sex which is determine by using the term of their biology, there is some of the

core development which allow to create proper understanding which is about the term sex and
gender which is recognise that they are not interchangeable (Laskey and et. al., 2019).
As per the social identification if any child boy is born with the male genitalia which is
recognised as male, whereas if he is grown and may be he is identified with the feminine aspect
of his culture then he is refer the term sex which is associated with biological or physical
distinction, characteristic of sex which show the significant analysis and difference between the
various human societies. To understand all the term in definite way, there is an example of all
person of the female sex in more general regardless with culture predominantly in other hand
they eventually menstruate and develop the co factor of breast which signify that they can
lactate. Moreover, in term of various characteristic of gender, on the other hand they used to vary
and provide a great message of various factor which allow to create the segmentation such as
they focus on the various factor which may cause culture difference which is initiated as per the
council of society and social group which may cause major difference among and gender and sex
(Rawlings and et. al., 2021).
Overall, the sex is provided by nature and it is a biological aspect which is recognise as per
the birth of any child that he is a boy or she is girl which determine by sex. The gender is usually
a man-made concept in order to create the difference among with male and female. Moreover,
the improved way to make an aimless discussion on the topic of gender and sex because they are
shown and identified as dichotomous perspective of gender. The notion which is associated with
the either male and female which is specific to the various culture and which is not show any
evidence that this is universal. In the various prevalence of community and culture, gender is
derived from the flow words of individuality which is allow to create the occasionally based as
per the sense and mentality of dressing and living in the various mode of gender.
Sexual orientation refers is defined as the person emotional and sexual attraction to the
particular sex which may be identified as the male and female. In this, the sexual orientation is
typically a close topic which is provide a credited relevance with gender and sex. They are used
to show the heterosexuality which have a common definition for making a common
understanding towards the attraction to individual of the opposite sex. As per this, the
homosexuality is defined as the attraction to the individual of the one own sex. Bisexuality which
is defined as the core of attraction initiated for the both of sex, and third fourth one is state about

the concept of asexuality which is show and identified with statement that they do not have any
feeling for any kind of sex.
According to the various study and scientific diabolical structure which allow and provide
the competent change which helpful to make proper understanding which is help to provide the
competent behaviour of early adolescence. They do not have to participate in the common
balance of sexual activity which is deliberately which is aware of these emotional, and physical
attraction. At the initiation of various low score of point of puberty, some of them able to claim
their sexual orientation which is unready or unwilling to make their cope of homosexuality or the
condition of bisexuality as per the aspect of society and community (Renold and et. al., 2019).
There are the different work and theories on the sociology of gender and sexuality, in clear
terms sociology is the study of social factors of living like, social consequences of human
behaviour, social causes and social changes. So in terms of gender and sexuality what is the
perception and behaviour of the society and how this is impacting the individuals experience in
their Daly life is consider in the sociology theories and studies of gender and sexuality.
Feminist Theory
This is the sociological study or Theory prospective helps to identify the sociological
information of gender in relation to the power. From the 1848 there was the feminist moments
till 2008. feminist are the individuals who beliefs that there should be equality in males and
females (Moradi and Grzanka, 2017). The feminist movement was the series of political
campaigns which was used to reform the issues of sexual and gender inequalities. Such as
equal play, sexual harassment, maternity leave, reproductive rights etc. this theory helps to
effectively identify the inequalities in gender related problems. This focus on the examination
of the social conflict approaches, which involves in the management of the inequalities and
gender roles. Such as the Radical feminism use to consider the roles of family in maintenance of
the male dominance. Such as in the patriarchal societies role and contribution of the men's
consider as the more important and valuable then women's. In that society women's viewpoint is
not consider as important and consider as the invalid, due to the patriarchal perspective and
arrangements which taken for granted. Patriarchy is the set of structure which incorporate the
(relationship, power, position and rights) which belief to the different for the men's and women's
as they are consider as the unequal categories. Patriarchy is can be consider as the dominant
gender ideology in context to the sexual differences (Ratna and Samie, 2017). Because on the

basis of this concept the physiological sex difference of male and females is related to difference
of their abilities and characteristic. And in further activities of social roles and inequalities
differentiation this difference are used as the justifying factors of unequal rewards, position of
power and privilege.
Conflict Theory
This is another sociological theory of the gender and sexuality which focus on the
identification of competition between the society for limited resources and power. This aid to
understand the social perception and action of the society in context to the gender and sexuality.
This helps to make the proper analysis of violence, revolutions, wars and discrimination by
illustrating the natural disparity in society which causes these issues. On the basis of this theory
society is competing or struggling for the power and dominance between the social group like
men's and women's (Edna and Orna, 2017). Analysis and interpretation of the gender in terms
of these social prospective , it can be identify that men is dominating and women are the
subordinate group. On the basis of the theory social issues and problems related to the gender
and sexuality develop when dominating group of the peoples exploit their subordinate groups.
Due to the social rules of the success and opportunity for gender and sexuality that is difficult for
the women's to rice above the men's and dominating group. According to the Friedrich Engels, a
German sociologist, it is clear that due to the women's depends on the men for achievement of
wages and economical support, there is the relationship among the men's and women's similar
to the relationship of owner and labour forces (McCann, 2017). According to the contemporary
conflict theorists, is women's started earning wages by their own and meet their economical
needs individually then they can achieve the power in family structure.
queer theory
This is another approach of the sexuality studies, which helps to identify the distribution
of the genders in Western society's into male and female. On the basis of the Jagose (1996)
queer theory give importance to the study and focus on the mismatch between the gender
identity, sexual orientation and anatomical sex (Cyrus, 2017). Their should not be the labelling
of peoples on the basis of their sexual orientation, their should be more flexible and easy
conceptualization of sexuality , which should allows the freedom, changes and negotiation of the
power and resources. The major social prospective of the gender and sexuality is surrounded by

the gender and race such as male versus female. Their are the several prospectives in which
people differentiate the sexuality (Leavy and Harris, 2018). Peoples are having different sexual
feeling due to their biological factors and those biological changes are adding different group of
the sex along with male and female such as homo-hetero and bisexual. The brief understanding
of the different sexual groups helps to make the evaluation of sexuality and gender issues of the
society, such as inequalities faced by the subordinates group of the women's, homosexuals and
transgender (Stubbs-Richardson, 2018).
Every day experience of gender and sexuality in relation to academic studies and sociology
theories
Discrimination among women's and men's in households
In every day life of the women's in their households there are the various issues of gender
inequality and power. Most of the families are not giving the rights to their women for making
any decision and in some cases women's are not even getting the opportunity of job and
professional development. Due to their inappropriate perception and beliefs, such as the
patriarchal societies, thinking and social dominant gender ideology in context to the sexual
differences. On the basis of the academics studies of the feminists theory it has been identified
that there are the various Daly life activities which represents the social perspective of gender
and sexual inequalities (Odimegwu, 2019). Women's and other subordinates group are even not
getting the right of participation in the different decision making process. But in context to the
gender equality and anti discrimination there are the continuous approaches of improvement such
as government polices of equal rights and opportunity to each group of the peoples.
Discrimination among men's and subordinates in workplace
Although there are the improvement in the social aspects of gender and sexuality in
workplace and society. But in some place and internal place there are continuous issues of
gender inequality in terms of the job role opportunities and pay role. In most of the work paces
and social community there is the lack of job role, growth, opportunities and pay role
improvement for women's and other subordinates group (Nash and Gorman-Murray, 2019).
Females should equal to the man's in terms of power and play
Queer theory is developing the questions that why there is the discrimination in power,
facilities and resources on the basis of sexuality. and feminist theory is focus on the development
of equality in every social facilities and power role. So in relation to these academic information

and data there are the various examples of the Daly life experience which are representing the
approaches of power and play equality. Such as in context to the equal rights and opportunity of
power and growth in the workplace along with equal pay on the basis of their performance.
Their are the legal and functional approaches of transparency in work place which support the
equality's of employees on the basis of their performance and reduction of the discrimination on
the basis of their sexuality (Swan and Habibi, 2018).
In the Daly life experiences the social prospective of the gender over the sexuality of the
peoples is influencing the various actions and behaviours of the society for different group of the
sex. In most of the time and cases impact of the social perspective of the society for genders is
causing the inequality issues and discrimination but in some cases concept of the gender and
sexuality is supporting the effective distribution of services on the basis of specific sexual group.
Such as the unequal play, sexual harassment, women's promote less often then men. In positive
terms sexuality helps to identify the different needs of different sexual groups to effective meet
that.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been concluded that sociology is the study of society
behaviour and changes. And in terms of social behaviour and theories gender and sexuality is
define with different prospectives and characteristics. Sex is the biological term use to define
different group of the sex within human, this use the physical, biological and physiological
factors along with hormones level, gene expression and chromosomes to identify the specific
sex group. Their is basically two sex groups such as male and female but there are some more
variant with biological changes. Gender is use in social terms to define the behaviour, roles,
expression and identification of the different sex within society. This influence the people
behaviour for each other in society that how they act, interest and distribute power within
society. There are the different theories of sociology for gender and sexuality such as feminist
theory, conflict theory, queer theory. According to which there are the various factors of
inequality and gender issues in society, which is continuously changing with equality approaches
and women's growth.

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