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<p>added proper page linkings</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&quot;Doing Gender&quot; was an article and concept coined by sociologists Candace West and Don Zimmerman in 1987 published in &#039;&#039;[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gas Gender and Society].&#039;&#039; Doing &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; refers to process of creating [[gender|&#039;&#039;gender&#039;&#039;]] through interactions in particular social settings. In other words, &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; may be challenged and revised, both in individual interactions and in institutional settings.<br /> <br /> In &quot;Doing Gender,&quot; West and Zimmerman describe the concept as a routine accomplishment in everyday life. We &quot;do &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039;&quot; all the time and cannot avoid doing it. It is not what a person is but rather what a person does, in interaction with others. It is considered a social construction. For example, when a [[male|&#039;&#039;male&#039;&#039;]] opens a door for a [[female|&#039;&#039;female&#039;&#039;]] , it considered being a polite &quot;gentleman.&quot; In terms of &quot;doing gender,&quot; the &#039;&#039;[[Man|male]]&#039;&#039; was reinforcing an idea of &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; through his actions in a particular social setting. It marks a &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; difference because the gesture was either a sign of respect or assumption that women are the weaker &#039;&#039;[[sex]]&#039;&#039; and need help from men. After a while, these &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; differences become ordinary and a part of what we do.<br /> <br /> Doing &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; is also taught through the context of social structures and institutions. Within families, schools, and workplaces, people use their power to enforce &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; roles. Conformity is encouraged and reinforced by criticizing and punishing those &#039;&#039;[[Man|men]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Woman|women]]&#039;&#039; who challenge traditional &#039;&#039;[[gender]]&#039;&#039; roles. As a result, it can result in social stratification; &#039;&#039;[[Man|men]]&#039;&#039; are being dominant and &#039;&#039;[[Woman|women]]&#039;&#039; are being submissive, resulting in power differences.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> http://www.gla.ac.uk/0t4/crcees/files/summerschool/readings/WestZimmerman_1987_DoingGender.pdf<br /> [[Category:Transgender Concepts]]</div>

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