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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
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UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND SCHOOL OF HEALTH, NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SOC 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY MODULE LEADER: Dr CHERRIE STUBBS ASSIGNMENT 3 QUESTION 2: HOW COULD YOU ARGUE THAT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER IS LINKED TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF FAMILY FORMATIONS. STUDENT: JENNIFER GARTLAND NO: 032805136 The investigations in the determinants of gender and sexuality are ongoing; some are biologically orientated while others believe that they are socially constructed. This essay will discuss the idea that our understanding of sexuality and gender is linked to our understanding of family formations. It will highlight the diversities and the relationships of sexuality, gender and the family. It will also draw attention to the theory of how gender is biologically determined and fixed and the family has no influence on gender, but on the other hand the belief that gender is socially constructed, fluid and subject to change and we have to learn gender through processes such as the...
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