What does eating disorders reveal about how gender intersects with other social categories like sexuality, class, and race?
What does eating disorders reveal about how gender intersects with other social categories like sexuality, class, and race? How do binary divisions also matter to the constructions of class, race, sexuality, and/or nationality/citizenship status?
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Gender is a social construct, it refers to social characteristics specific to men and women as designed by society. It prescribes behavior, action, and roles specific to men and women based on social norms. Gender is something that one attains because of their relationship and interaction pattern with others. Our society differentiates between males and females based on their gender. The study of gender is important for sociologists as it defines the difference in power, privilege, and opportunity a person has because of their gender.
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