Part A: Define the following terms in a sentence or two. Use at least one specif

Part A: Define the following terms in a sentence or two. Use at least one specific example for each.
1. Female:
2. Masculinity:
3. Social Construction:
4. Transgender:
5. “Feminist Stance”:
Part B: Short answer: write approximately 2-3 sentences in response to the following questions. Make sure to READ each question thoroughly and to provide SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
1. What stereotypes do we associate with women and men? With femininity and masculinity? What do these stereotypes show about the ways American society views gender roles? Provide one or two specific examples.
2. What is the difference between one’s gender identity and one’s sex? And what is the definition of “sexual identity” or “sexuality”?
3. How is work gendered according to Threshold Concepts? What is the “wage gap”? Name some examples of “women’s work” and “men’s work” and how they embody the occupational segregation of labor.
4. What is the “Man Box”? What is its relationship to the codes of masculinity and gender display?
PART TWO: Essay (70 points). Write a 2-3 page essay
in which you answer the question below. Make sure you provide ample examples and that you cite at least TWO readings and * Threshold Concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies SECOND EDITION by Christie Launius and Hally Hassel (Routledge).
What is the definition of “transgender” and what is the history of this term? What is the “transgender paradigm shift” and why is it important? Make sure to reference Threshold Concepts and the handouts.

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