{"id":203,"date":"2016-04-30T19:36:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T19:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=203"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:37:58","slug":"introduction-to-theories-of-gender-and-sex","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductiontosociology\/chapter\/introduction-to-theories-of-gender-and-sex\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Theories of Gender and Sex","rendered":"Introduction to Theories of Gender and Sex"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0summarize the key ideas behind the three theoretical perspectives on gender and sexuality<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6200\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2034\/2016\/04\/08171134\/All_gender_restroom_sign_San_Diego_airport.jpg\" alt=\"A grey restroom sign showing the gender symbols for woman, man, a gender neutral or gender non-conforming person and a baby. The sign reads &quot;All Gender Restroom&quot; in large letters and then &quot;Anyone can use this restroom, regardless of gender identity or expression&quot; in smaller letters.\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" \/>\r\n\r\nWe can examine issues of gender, sex, sexual orientation, and sexuality through the three major sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. How does feminist theory address both both micro and macrosociological approaches? How do sociological theories help us explain and\/or predict the complexities of human sexuality and gender role norms? 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How does feminist theory address both both micro and macrosociological approaches? How do sociological theories help us explain and\/or predict the complexities of human sexuality and gender role norms? Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Theories of Gender and Sex. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Sarah Hoiland for Lumen Learning. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Sex and Sexuality. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: OpenStax CNX. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" 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